OpenAI Sued Over Using YouTube Videos Without Creators’ Consent

Aug. 5, 2024, 4:21 PM UTC

OpenAI Inc. is allegedly transcribing millions of YouTube videos without the consent of their creators to train its generative AI software products, according to a new federal lawsuit.

The proposed class action brought by David Millette on behalf of other YouTube users and video creators says they have retained ownership rights to their uploaded videos and didn’t allow OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT and GPT-4o, to use them.

The complaint comes in the wake of several suits against OpenAI from authors, recording artists, and Hollywood actors who have claimed that the company’s self-learning AI products have used ...

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