--- title: "Lawsuit says OpenAI violated US authors' copyrights to train AI chatbot" description: "Two US authors are suing OpenAI, claiming that the company violated their copyrights by using their works" author: "Yashna Bawa" published: 2023-06-30 updated: 2023-06-30 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/3111/lawsuit-says-openai-violated-us-authors-copyrights-to-train-ai-chatbot category: "artificial intelligence" tags: ["artificial intelligence", "machine learning"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Lawsuit says OpenAI violated US authors' copyrights to train AI chatbot Two US authors are suing OpenAI, claiming that the company violated their copyrights by using their works to train its popular [generative](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/305715/it-leaders-see-generative-ai-as-a-game-changer-how) [artificial intelligence](https://www.mindstick.com/services/artificial-intelligence) system ChatGPT. The authors, Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad allege that OpenAI used text from their books without [permission](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159434/linux-service-permission-denied-error-adjust-permissions) to train ChatGPT. They say that this amounted to [copyright](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3650/authors-who-contribute-to-training-ai-models-join-copyright-lawsuit-against-openai-microsoft) infringement and that they are entitled to damages. OpenAI has not yet commented on the lawsuit. However, the company has said in the past that it uses a variety of sources to train its AI systems, including books, articles, and other publicly available content. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal [challenges](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/325216/challenges-faced-by-technologists-while-performing-the-cloud-migration-process) that have been filed over the use of copyrighted material to train AI systems. In 2021, a group of visual artists sued Midjourney, an AI art tool, for copyright infringement. And in 2022, a group of source-code owners sued OpenAI and [Microsoft](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12301/microsoft-is-trying-to-kill-passwords)'s GitHub for copyright infringement. The outcome of the lawsuit against [OpenAI could have a significant impact on the development of AI systems.](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/332057/top-10-chatgpt-use-cases-how-is-the-ai-tool-revolutionizing-industries) If the court finds that OpenAI violated the authors' copyrights, it could set a precedent that would make it more difficult for other [companies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85554/why-must-companies-have-a-profile-page-on-mindstick) to use copyrighted material to train AI systems. **Here are some of the key takeaways from the [news](https://www.mindstick.com/developersection/news) article:** - Two US authors are suing OpenAI, claiming that the company violated their copyrights by using their works to train its popular generative artificial intelligence system ChatGPT. - OpenAI has not yet commented on the lawsuit. - The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges that have been filed over the use of copyrighted material to train AI systems. - The outcome of the lawsuit could have a significant impact on the development of AI systems. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/3111/lawsuit-says-openai-violated-us-authors-copyrights-to-train-ai-chatbot Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.