Canadian Media Giants, Including CBC, Sue ChatGPT Creator OpenAI for Billions in Copyright Lawsuit

Nov 29, 2024, 05:51 PM

Major Canadian news organizations, including Torstar (publisher of the Toronto Star), Postmedia (publisher of the National Post), The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, and CBC/Radio-Canada, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. The media companies accuse the $157 billion startup of copyright infringement, alleging that it illegally used their articles to train its AI models without permission. The lawsuit, initiated on November 29, 2024, seeks billions in damages and a permanent injunction against OpenAI. They claim that OpenAI has been regularly breaching copyright and online terms of use and allege the theft of published media. This marks the first case of its kind in Canada, highlighting growing concerns about the use of copyrighted material in training artificial intelligence systems.