NYT vs. OpenAI: The Battle for AI IP Rights | 30 Dec 2023

The New York Times (NYT) has taken legal action against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the unauthorized use of its copyrighted content to train AI models, including ChatGPT.

This legal conflict underscores a broader debate on intellectual property (IP) rights in the era of generative AI platforms.
The debate is gaining traction at a time when countries around the world, including India, have archaic copyright laws that need reimagining keeping the AI wave in mind.
In India, creative works are regulated under the Copyright Act of 1957.
- In the act, an "author" is someone responsible for creating computer-generated works in literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic forms.
- However, this definition overlooks the fact that AI systems do not generate information independently.