The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging
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
TL;DRSeattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft for training AI on their articles.
Why it matters: Major news outlets are testing whether AI companies must license journalism, even as Microsoft funds some outlets.

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