News organizations are suing Microsoft and OpenAI for the unauthorized use of their journalism to train AI models.

AI Legal Issues CultureSep 5, 2026score 0.402 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances

Multiple news organizations are suing Microsoft and OpenAI for allegedly using their journalism to train AI models without permission. The lawsuits claim that articles were scraped without authorization, bypassing paywalls and ignoring terms of service. The cases seek damages and the destruction of training datasets, highlighting concerns about AI ethics and data usage.

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Parent: AIEntity: News organizationsImpact: negativeDate: Sep 5, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026Target: The use of journalism by AI companies without permission

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Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies trained AI on their journalism; Microsoft and OpenAI are funders of Seattle Times (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-times-sues-microsoft-and-openai-alleging-they-trained-their-ai-on-its-journalism/
http://www.techmeme.com/260905/p13#a260905p13

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The Seattle Times and Newsday have sued Microsoft and OpenAI, accusing them of using their journalism to train AI models without permission. The lawsuit alleges hundreds of thousands of articles were scraped, bypassing paywalls and ignoring terms of service. It seeks damages and destruction of training datasets. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-times-sues-microsoft-and-openai-alleging-they-trained-their-ai-on-its-journalism/ #Tech #Startup #News #AI

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