Why did Sarah Silverman sue OpenAI and Meta?

Comedian Sarah Silverman is taking legal action against OpenAI and Meta, accusing them of copyright infringement in the training of their AI systems. OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s LLaMa AI system learn human language by analyzing large datasets of text. Silverman, along with two other authors, has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that their copyrighted materials were used without consent to train the AI systems.

The case against OpenAI focuses on the use of the authors’ works in training ChatGPT, while the case against Meta pertains to the inclusion of their books in a dataset used to train the LLaMa system. Lawyers representing the group believe the outcome of the cases will likely hinge on whether training a large language model qualifies as fair use.

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Matthew Butterick and Joseph Saveri, the attorneys supporting the group, have previously been involved in a separate case against OpenAI brought by two authors. They have received complaints from writers, authors, and publishers concerned about ChatGPT’s ability to generate text similar to copyrighted material.

Legal experts have raised questions about whether OpenAI can be held liable for copying books. Previously, the law firm initiated cases on behalf of programmers and artists who believed their rights had been infringed by AI systems.