Merriam-Webster

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  1. Dictionary Lawsuit

    Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster file a joint lawsuit against OpenAI over 100,000 articles.

  2. NYT Lawsuit

    The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement.

  3. ChatGPT Launch

    OpenAI releases ChatGPT, sparking global interest in LLMs trained on massive datasets.

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Dictionary Giants Sue OpenAI Over 100,000 Copyrighted Articles

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a joint lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the unauthorized use of nearly 100,000 articles for training generative AI models. The legal action marks a critical escalation in the battle over intellectual property rights in the age of large language models.

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