The Wikimedia Foundation Weighs In On The NYT's Case Against OpenAI
The folks behind Wikipedia say that an extreme decision in either direction could threaten the open web.
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The Wikimedia Foundation has weighed in on the copyright lawsuit launched by The New York Timesagainst OpenAI and Microsoft. The people behind Wikipedia have filed an amicus brief urging nuance in the case, which seeks to decide whether or not OpenAI and Microsoft's use of content published in The New York Times for any purpose, including AI model training, is a violation of copyright law.
The New York Times says that companies like OpenAI shouldn't be given free reign over any of their published content. OpenAI and Microsoft say that training and deploying AI models based on published data is necessary for technological development and would therefore fall within the definition of fair use.
The Wikimedia Foundation, however, is seeking a...
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