NYT and Publishers Seek Sanctions Against OpenAI in Copyright Case (heise.de)

• NYT alleges OpenAI deceived the court and destroyed evidence
• OpenAI accused of deleting billions of ChatGPT transcripts
• NYT spent over $28 million on AI legal battles
• AI companies increasingly sign licensing deals with publishers

"The New York Times and other publishers have asked a US court to sanction OpenAI, accusing the company of deception and evidence destruction in the ongoing copyright lawsuit over AI training data. They claim OpenAI withheld relevant information, misled the court about its ability to search its systems, and deleted billions of ChatGPT conversations. OpenAI denies the allegations and cites fair use and privacy concerns."