Summary:
Comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey are suing OpenAI and Meta, claiming that the companies illegally used copyrighted material to train their AI models ChatGPT and LLaMA. The lawsuit alleges that books by the authors were among the copyrighted works used in the training datasets without permission or compensation. The plaintiffs are represented by Joseph Saveri and Matthew Butterick at the Joseph Saveri Law Firm, who have previously filed a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI on behalf of other authors.
Introduction:
Comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Meta, accusing the companies of using copyrighted material without permission to train their AI models. The complaint alleges that the authors’ books were included in the training datasets without proper credit or compensation. The lawsuit claims that this violates intellectual property laws and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Main Points:
1. The lawsuit focuses on the information used to train OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s LLaMA models.
2. The plaintiffs argue that their copyrighted works were used without permission or compensation.
3. Joseph Saveri and Matthew Butterick, representing the plaintiffs, have previously filed a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI on behalf of other authors.
4. The lawsuit requests jury trials and seeks injunctions that could lead to major changes in ChatGPT and LLaMA.
Conclusion:
Silverman, Golden, and Kadrey are accusing OpenAI and Meta of being “industrial-strength plagiarists” and violating the rights of book authors. The lawsuit claims that the AI models have the ability to generate text similar to copyrighted materials and seeks to hold the companies accountable for their actions. The plaintiffs’ lawyers have set up a website to help people understand the cases and are determined to ensure that AI is fair and ethical for everyone.