Indian news agency ANI has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in a New Delhi court, alleging that the creator of ChatGPT used its published content without authorization to train the artificial intelligence chatbot to provide information to users.
ANI has become the latest news organization worldwide to take OpenAI to court, following similar lawsuits in the US by newspapers such as the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. The first hearing in the case was held in the New Delhi High Court on Tuesday, where the judge directed OpenAI to provide a comprehensive response to ANI's allegations.
ANI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to its court submission dated Monday, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters, ANI also accused OpenAI's services of attributing fabricated news stories to the publication.
In response to the ANI lawsuit, a spokesperson for OpenAI stated: "We build our AI models using publicly available data, in a manner protected by fair use and related principles, and supported by long-standing and widely accepted legal precedents."
OpenAI and other tech companies have been hit with a series of lawsuits by authors, visual artists, music publishers, and other copyright owners for allegedly exploiting their work without permission. OpenAI has denied any copyright infringement.
In its filing, ANI stated that OpenAI has "refused to obtain a lawful license or permission" for the use of ANI's original works. The AI firm has, however, entered into licensing agreements with news organizations such as the Financial Times and Associated Press for similar use of copyrighted content.
Reuters, which holds a minority stake in ANI, has been asked to comment on the story. OpenAI, in its statement, noted that it is engaged in partnerships with many news organizations globally and is in talks to explore more such opportunities, including in India.
The court is scheduled to hear the case again on January 28.
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