Major media publishers are forming a coalition to potentially sue AI

 

Major media publishers are forming a coalition to potentially sue AI giants like Google and OpenAI for using their content to train AI models, according to a Semafor report.  The media companies are concerned about declining website traffic from AI chatbots citing answers from their news stories without linking to the articles themselves. The effort involves Barry Diller's IAC,  The New York Times, Axel Springer, and News Corp., owner of The Wall Street Journal. IAC CEO Joey Levin told Semafor that traditional search finds "the best of the internet," while large language models were designed to "steal the best of the internet." The coalition could potentially file a lawsuit against companies like OpenAI as well as push for legislation, the report said. OpenAI, Google, and others previously launched talks with media outlets to forge agreements to use their news content for training AI. OpenAI and the Associated Press (AP) recently reached a licensing deal. Under the two-year agreement, OpenAI will gain access to part of the AP's text archive dating back to 1985 to train its AI algorithms. In addition to licensing fees, the AP will gain access to OpenAI's technology and expertise.