Silverman Et Al V. Openai, Inc. Et Al
Summary: This consolidated summary pertains to a lawsuit filed against OpenAI, Inc. and its subsidiaries by Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, and Richard Kadrey. The plaintiffs have brought forth various claims, including direct copyright infringement, vicarious copyright infringement, violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, unjust enrichment, violations of California and common law unfair competition laws, and negligence. The lawsuit revolves around OpenAI's software product, ChatGPT, which generates summaries of copyrighted works. The plaintiffs allege that their copyrighted books were utilized without their consent to train ChatGPT. They are seeking injunctive relief and damages. Additionally, the lawsuit alleges that OpenAI engaged in unlawful conduct in relation to the creation and sale of artificial intelligence (AI) software products, specifically large language models (LLMs). OpenAI is accused of copying substantial amounts of text, including copyrighted works, without obtaining consent, providing credit, or offering compensation to the authors. The lawsuit asserts that OpenAI's actions violate copyright laws and seeks damages on behalf of the authors. It is also claimed that OpenAI failed to disclose the specific books included in the training datasets for their language models. Furthermore, the lawsuit argues that ChatGPT's ability to accurately summarize copyrighted books is a result of the unauthorized use of the plaintiffs' copyrighted material. The plaintiffs contend that OpenAI's conduct constitutes copyright infringement, unfair competition, and negligence. They are seeking damages, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, and a trial by jury.
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