"The Britannica Group alleges OpenAI-which is backed by Microsoft-used information from its encyclopedia and dictionary to train its AI chatbot ChatGPT. The problem is, OpenAI now automatically generates AI summaries of that content on its own platform, which is resulting in Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster's own web traffic plummeting."
"Our models empower innovation, and are trained on publicly available data and grounded in fair use. ChatGPT helps enhance human creativity, advance scientific discovery and medical research, and enable hundreds of millions of people to improve their daily lives."
"Creator of the 250-year-old Encyclopaedia Britannica, the company ended its print edition in 2012, survived Wikipedia, and has since focused on educational software and digital growth, including selling artificial intelligence agent software."
Encyclopedia Britannica, the 250-year-old reference company now operating digitally through Britannica.com and Merriam-Webster.com, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in Manhattan court. The company alleges that OpenAI used Britannica's encyclopedia and dictionary content to train ChatGPT without permission. Britannica claims OpenAI's AI-generated summaries of their content on ChatGPT's platform are causing significant traffic losses to their own websites. OpenAI responded that its models are trained on publicly available data and operate within fair use principles. Britannica, which ended its print edition in 2012 and survived competition from Wikipedia, has since pivoted to digital education and AI solutions, including acquiring Melingo AI.
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