Eight major US newspapers, including The New York Daily News and The Chicago Tribune, have sued OpenAI and Microsoft over alleged copyright infringement.

The lawsuit accuses the companies of using copyrighted articles without authorization to train ChatGPT and Copilot.

Publications claim the AI technologies reproduce copyrighted content, offer verbatim excerpts, and sometimes generate misleading or false information.

The newspapers assert this misuse of their content harms their reputations by potentially spreading inaccuracies.

This case highlights growing concerns about AI's impact on journalism and the enforcement of intellectual property laws.

The issue follows precedent from similar legal actions taken by other news organizations against AI service providers.

OpenAI has responded, emphasizing their commitment to supporting news organizations in their design process, while Microsoft has not commented on the lawsuit.