US Publishers File Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI Training Use of Copyrighted Articles (heise.de)

• Nearly 50 US media companies sue OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement in AI training.
• Lawsuit covers almost 400 newspapers from 33 states.
• Plaintiffs demand damages and cessation of unauthorized content use.

"Nearly 50 US media companies representing almost 400 newspapers have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft. They allege the companies systematically scraped copyrighted articles from their websites, including paid content, to train AI models like ChatGPT and Copilot without permission. The suit seeks damages and an injunction."