Microsoft has filed a motion to dismiss key parts of a lawsuit brought by the New York Times against it and Open AI alleging copyright infringement. From the report: As you may recall, the Times sued both companies for using published articles to train a GPT large-scale language model (LLM) without permission or compensation. In its filing, the company argued that AI technology poses a threat to independent journalism and accused the Times of promoting “apocalyptic futurology.” This follows a lawsuit filed by OpenAI in court in late February, which also seeks the dismissal of key elements of the case.
Like OpenAI before it, Microsoft accused the Times of creating “unrealistic prompts” in an attempt to “guide the GPT-based tool” into spitting out a response that matched its content. He also compared the media organizations' lawsuits to Hollywood studios' efforts to “block a revolutionary new technology: the VCR.” Microsoft explained that rather than destroying Hollywood, the VCR helped the entertainment industry thrive by opening up a revenue stream. LLM is a breakthrough in artificial intelligence, and because Microsoft “firmly believes in LLM's ability to improve the way people live and work,” Microsoft is “helping bring the extraordinary power of LLM to the public.” He continued that he collaborated with OpenAI to achieve this goal.