OpenAI strikes agreement with Time amidst fresh legal challenge from news nonprofit

OpenAI and Time have inked a long-term content agreement that allows OpenAI to utilize over a hundred years of Time’s content to train its artificial intelligence models.
In the midst of this collaboration, OpenAI and Microsoft are facing yet another legal dispute concerning the alleged unauthorized use of articles for previous AI training, this time from the Center for Investigative Reporting.
The Center for Investigative Reporting, a non-profit organization that recently merged with Mother Jones and produces the Reveal news site, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI around June 27 in New York. The lawsuit claims that OpenAI utilized copyrighted material owned by the Center for Investigative Reporting to train its AI models without consent or compensation.
CEO of the Center for Investigative Reporting, Monica Bauerlein, expressed concerns about the potential risks of using their data to train AI, stating that it could pose a significant threat to traditional news models.
This lawsuit adds to the legal challenges faced by OpenAI and Microsoft from various media outlets such as The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, and others for similar copyright infringement allegations.
In the midst of these legal battles, OpenAI continues to expand its operations by acquiring data analytics firm Rockset, and forming new media partnerships. According to Axios, OpenAI has partnered with Time in a multi-year content licensing deal and strategic partnership. This agreement grants OpenAI access to Time’s extensive archive of articles, while Time may receive AI tools and potential financial benefits in return.