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The New York Times alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft used millions of its articles without permission to train AI models, including ChatGPT. The lawsuit claims the companies scraped and reproduced copyrighted content without compensation, in turn undermining the Times’s business and competing with its journalism. Some AI outputs allegedly regurgitate Times articles verbatim. The lawsuit seeks damages and demands the destruction of AI models trained on its content.

Timeline

1. 20 Mar 2025The New York Times Reportedly Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over Alleged Unauthorized AI Training on Its Content
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   • New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for using articles to train AIhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/27/new-york-times-sues-openai-chatgpt/
   • The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.’s Use of Copyrighted Workhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/media/new-york-times-open-ai-microsoft-lawsuit.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 995https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/995/

   New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for using articles to train AIThe Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.’s Use of Copyrighted WorkAI Incident Database - Incident 995
2. 7 Mar 2025Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Reportedly Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations
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   • Iranian hacker group aims at US election websites and media before vote, Microsoft sayshttps://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/iranian-hacker-group-focuses-us-election-websites-media-ahead-vote-microsoft-2024-10-23/
   • US and Israel Warn of Iranian Threat Actor’s New Tradecrafthttps://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-israel-iran-new-tradecraft/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 971https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/971/

   Iranian hacker group aims at US election websites and media before vote, Microsoft saysUS and Israel Warn of Iranian Threat Actor’s New TradecraftAI Incident Database - Incident 971

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