Hey there, fellow tech people and AI news lovers! Welcome back to another episode of Tech Trendsetters – the warm place where we discuss the future of technology, science, and artificial intelligence. You probably know we don't discuss just everything happening in the AI world here, but only the major news that has really interesting context. And The New York Times lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI is one of such events.
So today we'll look into it, and I'll share some thoughts on why I think this is important, why this is one of those events that can shape the future of AI. After all, we live in a legal world, and these battles in the courtroom can have far-reaching consequences for the tech we use every day.
The Lawsuit: What's Really Going On?
For some reason, all the industry’s attention has been focused on the New York Times lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI. It essentially follows a template similar to previous class-action suits with the same argument: artists, journalists, and illustrators are creating history and saving the world from misinformation, while OpenAI is building its business on stealing other people's intellectual property. Cue the world's smallest violin, right?
But let's not turn this into a black and white story of virtuous journalists versus evil AI corporations. Without downplaying the legitimacy of NYT's interests or turning OpenAI into heroes (to be ClosedAI very soon?), it's important to lower the temperature of the rhetoric and understand what exactly the NYT wants and where we currently stand.
Continue reading: https://iwooky.substack.com/p/nyts-lawsuit-against-openai-dataset
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