Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue OpenAI Over 100,000 Articles Used to Train ChatGPT
Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue OpenAI Over 100,000 Articles Used to Train ChatGPT
- Federal lawsuit by Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam‑Webster accuses OpenAI of copying nearly 100,000 copyrighted articles to train ChatGPT. news.google.com+2
- The complaint alleges verbatim reproductions in ChatGPT outputs and adds trademark claims over AI‑generated hallucinations that misattribute information. firstpost.com+2
- OpenAI argues the training data were publicly available and that its use is protected by fair use doctrine. techstartups.com+1
- This filing follows Britannica’s earlier suit against Perplexity AI and reflects a growing wave of publisher challenges to AI data practices. news.google.com+2
- Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages and a permanent injunction to stop further use of their content in model training. denverinquirer.com+1
- A ruling for the publishers could force AI developers to adopt clear licensing frameworks and could raise the cost of building large language models. winbuzzer.com+1
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