Newspapers Demand OpenAI Disclose ChatGPT Use For ‘Pink Slime’

Newspapers want a federal judge to force OpenAI Inc. to show how it’s AI models help “pink-slime” entities—or fake news outlets—generate content, as a part of its copyright lawsuit against the tech company.

A band of several publications including the New York Times Co. said the introduction of generative AI tools including ChatGPT led to a “proliferation” of pink slime sites. These knock-off news sites are flooding the market with low quality articles while diverting traffic and revenue from “reputable publishers,” in a motion demanding documents filed Sept. 9 in the US District Court for the Southern District of New ...