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Famous authors’ lawsuit against ChatGPT developer gets underway

Authors like John Grisham and George R.R. Martin are suing over AI concerns.

By Aaron Katersky

November 29, 2023, 10:02 AM ET

A federal judge in New York on Wednesday will hold the first hearing in a closely watched case about copyright concerns raised by artificial intelligence.

A group of well-known authors, including David Baldacci, Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and Jodi Picoult, is suing OpenAI over the alleged misuse of their work to train the popular chatbot ChatGPT.

The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was filed in September on behalf of the authors by the Authors Guild and accuses OpenAI of copying works of fiction without permission.

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