Five Major Canadian Media Outlets Unite to Sue OpenAI, Accusing It of Illegally Scraping News Content to Train AI Models

CoinVoice has recently learned that, according to IT Home, five major media outlets—Canadian Press, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Torstar, Postmedia, and Globe and Mail—have filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Superior Court, accusing OpenAI of extensively scraping their copyrighted content without permission and compensation for the training of AI models like ChatGPT. The lawsuit document spans 84 pages, demanding that OpenAI compensate for damages and permanently prohibit unauthorized use of their content. OpenAI responded by stating that its model training is based on publicly available data, adheres to fair use principles, and provides publishers with content attribution and opt-out options. [Original link]