John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for 害羞草研究所渟ystematic theft on a mass scale,害羞草研究所� the latest in a wave of legal action by writers concerned that programs are using their copyrighted works without permission.
In papers filed Tuesday in federal court in New York, the authors alleged 害羞草研究所渇lagrant and harmful infringements of plaintiffs害羞草研究所� registered copyrights害羞草研究所� and called the ChatGPT program a 害羞草研究所渕assive commercial enterprise害羞草研究所� that is reliant upon 害羞草研究所渟ystematic theft on a mass scale.害羞草研究所�
The suit was organized by the Authors Guild and also includes David Baldacci, Sylvia Day, Jonathan Franzen and Elin Hilderbrand among others.
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The lawsuit cites specific ChatGPT searches for each author, such as one for Martin that alleges the program generated 害羞草研究所渁n infringing, unauthorized, and detailed outline for a prequel害羞草研究所� to 害羞草研究所淎 Game of Thrones害羞草研究所� that was titled 害羞草研究所淎 Dawn of Direwolves害羞草研究所� and used 害羞草研究所渢he same characters from Martin害羞草研究所檚 existing books in the series 害羞草研究所淎 Song of Ice and Fire.害羞草研究所�
In a statement Wednesday, an OpenAI spokesperson said that the company respects 害羞草研究所渢he rights of writers and authors, and believe they should benefit from AI technology.
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Earlier this month, a handful of authors that included Michael Chabon and David Henry Hwang sued OpenAI in San Francisco for 害羞草研究所渃lear infringement of intellectual property.害羞草研究所�
In August, OpenAI asked a federal judge in California to dismiss two similar lawsuits, one involving comedian Sarah Silverman and another from author Paul Tremblay. In a court filing, OpenAI said the claims 害羞草研究所渕isconceive the scope of copyright, failing to take into account the limitations and exceptions (including fair use) that properly leave room for innovations like the large language models now at the forefront of artificial intelligence.害羞草研究所�
Author objections to AI have helped lead Amazon.com, the country害羞草研究所檚 largest book retailer, to change its policies on e-books. The online giant is now asking writers who want to publish through its Kindle Direct Program to notify Amazon in advance that they are including AI-generated material. Amazon is also limiting authors to three new self-published books on Kindle Direct per day, an effort to restrict the proliferation of AI texts.
Hillel Italie, The Associated Press
