Microsoft <\/span>has<\/span><\/a> filed a motion seeking to dismiss parts of The New York Times lawsuit against <\/span>OpenAI<\/span><\/a>, claiming it was \u201cdoomsday futurology.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The New York Times <\/span>initiated<\/span><\/a> legal action against both companies, accusing them of using their articles for the training of ChatGPT\u2019s large language models, as well as profiting from them.<\/span><\/p>\n In February, OpenAI requested a federal judge to <\/span>dismiss parts of the same copyright lawsuit<\/span><\/a>, accusing the newspaper of <\/span>employing deceptive tactics<\/span><\/a> to generate misleading evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n In the filing, lawyers representing the tech giant quoted the former head of the Motion Picture Association of America, Jack Valenti, who said, \u201cThe VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston Strangler is to the woman home alone.\u201d They assert that the analogy represents \u201calarmism\u201d against technology and note that the U.S. Supreme Court eventually rejected the motion on the same grounds.<\/span><\/p>\n Microsoft alluded that the VCR actually bolstered the entertainment sector by creating new avenues for revenue. Like OpenAI\u2019s countersuit, the company elaborated on its stance regarding LLMs, describing them as a breakthrough in artificial intelligence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Through its partnership with OpenAI, Microsoft said it aimed to \u201chelp bring their extraordinary power to the public,\u201d because it \u201cbelieves in LLMs\u2019 capacity to improve the way people live and work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n It also accused the NYT of using \u201cmight and its megaphone to challenge the latest profound technological advance: the Large Language Model.\u201d It called for their case to be dismissed on three grounds including unfounded copyright infringement through GPT tools, and unproven Digital Millennium Copyright Act violations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Washington-based company also alleged that the news organization mischaracterized its copyright claims based on GPT-model outputs as state law misappropriation torts, suggesting that the GPT-based tools appropriate \u201ctime-sensitive\u201d news and Wirecutter reviews.<\/span><\/p>\n Ian Crosby, a partner at Susman Godfrey and the lead attorney for The New York Times in this lawsuit, stated<\/a> on Monday (March 6), \u201cMicrosoft doesn\u2019t dispute that it worked with OpenAI to copy millions of The Times\u2019s works without its permission to build its tools.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cInstead, it oddly compares L.L.M.s to the VCR even though VCR makers never argued that it was necessary to engage in massive copyright infringement to build their products,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n Featured image: Canva<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nWhat has The New York Times said?<\/h2>\n
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