John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for 91裸聊视频渟ystematic theft on a mass scale,91裸聊视频� 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 91裸聊视频渇lagrant and harmful infringements of plaintiffs91裸聊视频� registered copyrights91裸聊视频� and called the ChatGPT program a 91裸聊视频渕assive commercial enterprise91裸聊视频� that is reliant upon 91裸聊视频渟ystematic theft on a mass scale.91裸聊视频�
The suit was organized by the Authors Guild and also includes David Baldacci, Sylvia Day, Jonathan Franzen and Elin Hilderbrand among others.
91裸聊视频淚t is imperative that we stop this theft in its tracks or we will destroy our incredible literary culture, which feeds many other creative industries in the U.S.,91裸聊视频� Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger said in a statement. 91裸聊视频淕reat books are generally written by those who spend their careers and, indeed, their lives, learning and perfecting their crafts. To preserve our literature, authors must have the ability to control if and how their works are used by generative AI.91裸聊视频�
The lawsuit cites specific ChatGPT searches for each author, such as one for Martin that alleges the program generated 91裸聊视频渁n infringing, unauthorized, and detailed outline for a prequel91裸聊视频� to 91裸聊视频淎 Game of Thrones91裸聊视频� that was titled 91裸聊视频淎 Dawn of Direwolves91裸聊视频� and used 91裸聊视频渢he same characters from Martin91裸聊视频檚 existing books in the series 91裸聊视频淎 Song of Ice and Fire.91裸聊视频�
In a statement Wednesday, an OpenAI spokesperson said that the company respects 91裸聊视频渢he rights of writers and authors, and believe they should benefit from AI technology.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e having productive conversations with many creators around the world, including the Authors Guild, and have been working cooperatively to understand and discuss their concerns about AI. We91裸聊视频檙e optimistic we will continue to find mutually beneficial ways to work together to help people utilize new technology in a rich content ecosystem,91裸聊视频� the statement reads.
Earlier this month, a handful of authors that included Michael Chabon and David Henry Hwang sued OpenAI in San Francisco for 91裸聊视频渃lear infringement of intellectual property.91裸聊视频�
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 91裸聊视频渕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.91裸聊视频�
Author objections to AI have helped lead Amazon.com, the country91裸聊视频檚 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
