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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have sued OpenAI in Manhattan, alleging nearly 100,000 articles were used without permission to train ChatGPT. The lawsuit claims AI-generated summaries divert web traffic and infringe intellectual property and trademark rights, seeking damages and an injunction against further unauthorized use.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves an AI system (ChatGPT) whose training and outputs allegedly infringe on copyrighted material, causing harm to the rights holders (Britannica). The harm is realized (not hypothetical), including copyright infringement and economic loss. This fits the definition of an AI Incident under category (c) violations of intellectual property rights. The involvement of the AI system is explicit and central to the event. Hence, the classification is AI Incident.[AI generated]