Microsoft Accuses the New York Times of Doom-Mongering in OpenAI Lawsuit

Microsoft has filed a motion seeking to dismiss key parts of a lawsuit The New York Times filed against the company and Open AI, accusing them of copyright infringement. From a report: If you'll recall, The Times sued both companies for using its published articles to train their GPT large language models (LLMs) without permission and compensation. In its filing, the company has accused The Times of pushing 'doomsday futurology' by claiming that AI technologies pose a threat to independent journalism. It follows OpenAI's court filing from late February that's also seeking to dismiss some important elements on the case.

Like OpenAI before it, Microsoft accused The Times of crafting 'unrealistic prompts' in an effort to 'coax the GPT-based tools' to spit out responses matching its content. It also compared the media organization's lawsuit to Hollywood studios' efforts to ' stop a groundbreaking new technology:' The VCR. Instead of destroying Hollywood, Microsoft explained, the VCR helped the entertainment industry flourish by opening up revenue streams. LLMs are a breakthrough in artificial intelligence, it continued, and Microsoft collaborated with OpenAI to 'help bring their extraordinary power to the public' because it 'firmly believes in LLMs' capacity to improve the way people live and work.'

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