Delhi HC notice to OpenAI as ANI alleges copyright violation

The Delhi High Court has issued summons to OpenAI after ANI accused the American artificial intelligence company of using its copyrighted content to train and operate ChatGPT, according to Bar and Bench.

Justice Amit Bansal on Tuesday recorded OpenAI’s statement that ANI’s official website has already been blocked by it to ensure that its content is not used by ChatGPT. The court reportedly said it would appoint an amicus curiae in the case. It also issued a notice to OpenAI on ANI’s application seeking interim directions.

Advocate Sidhant Kumar, who appeared for ANI, submitted that the news agency’s copyrighted material was being used to train the chatbot and that ChatGPT was also attributing false information to it, according to Bar and Bench. Kumar reportedly pointed to a practical difficulty in the case of a news wire since its content is reproduced by other websites.

Senior advocate Amit Sibal, representing OpenAI, reportedly submitted that ANI’s suit was the first case against ChatGPT in India. He said there have been 13 cases against OpenAI in the US, two in Canada and one in Germany since 2022 but no injunction has been granted.

The New York Times had earlier sued OpenAI. Microsoft’s Copilot and Google’s Bard AI have also faced lawsuits over the same issue.

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