Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft

Two additional media outlets have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that their journalistic content was used without permission to train artificial‑intelligence systems. The plaintiffs, the Seattle Times and Newsday, claim that the collection of their articles and reports constitutes a copyright infringement, as the material was allegedly employed to improve language models that are then sold. The complaint states that the technology companies did not seek licenses or offer any compensation, violating current intellectual‑property regulations and the publishers’ right to control the use of their works. These cases join other legal actions that aim to set precedents on how AI platforms may access and reuse protected content. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, an injunction against further unauthorized use, the removal of the training data, and damages for alleged economic and reputational harm.

The controversy is significant because it could define the legal limits of training AI with copyrighted material, affecting both content creators and companies developing generative‑technology. A ruling in favor of the media could compel the industry to adopt stricter, more transparent licensing mechanisms.

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