“Raw Story, AlterNet, and The Intercept Playfully Square Off Against OpenAI and Microsoft in Unprecedented Legal Battle”
“Raw Story, AlterNet, and The Intercept sue OpenAI and Microsoft”
“In what might be a historical first, three online publications — Raw Story, AlterNet, and The Intercept — are joining forces to sue a tech company and its AI product. The defendants are none other than powerhouse Microsoft and OpenAI, known for its language-generation AI, GPT-3.”
And there you have it, right from the frying pan into the fire. Imagine a time where our beloved AI creations have become whipping boys for blogosphere angst. An era where publications are cruising the unfamiliar lanes of litigation and slipping into the combat zone. Yes, you read it right. Raw Story, AlterNet, and The Intercept have joined the elite club of “Tech-Company Suing Enthusiasts”. And who may you ask, are the prime targets of their wrath? None other than our friendly neighborhood tech giant, Microsoft and OpenAI’s prodigy, GPT-3.
For those who have been living under a rock, GPT-3 is like the cool kid at a high-tech school. It’s a language-generation AI model that is the newest sensation in town. However, as the old saying goes, “heavy is the head that wears the crown”. Suddenly, GPT-3, in all its linguistic glory, is facing allegations. The charges? Producing content that is strikingly similar to the enraged publications’ material. Well, isn’t imitation the sincerest form of flattery?
Now, the squat triad of publications alleges that our clever AI superstar “reads” or “scans” the article text without, and brace yourselves for this, without a proper subscription! Oh, the horror! Before long, GPT-3 may also be accused of eating a sandwich in the university library or not paying for its Netflix subscription. Yet, had they not always yearned for AI capabilities reading and understanding content? Isn’t that the dream they have been constantly yammering about?
But wait! There’s more. The lawsuit doesn’t merely end at unsolicited reading. No, siree! It extends to describing this supposedly malicious intent as a direct violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The legal eagles at Raw Story, AlterNet, and The Intercept certainly seem to have stacked their ammo.
In the grand scheme of things, the world watches with bated breath as this unprecedented event unfolds. Could this potentially restrict the way AI learns in future? Could this be the Dumbledore’s Army against the Voldemort of AI-powered plagiarism?
What a time to be alive! Who knew a robot could ruffle so many feathers?