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Austin Chronicle Joins Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI-Generated Content Theft
The Austin Chronicle has joined a growing coalition of publishers in a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft.
The lawsuit, which includes over 550 publications across the country, claims that OpenAI systematically took millions of copyrighted news articles and other content produced by publications like the Austin Chronicle without permission or compensation to train and build commercial AI products.
According to the article, local journalism is a public good, and original reporting requires time, skill, and significant investment. The lawsuit aims to hold OpenAI and Microsoft accountable for their actions and provide meaningful protections for newsrooms who create original reporting.