Asian News International (ANI), a major news agency in India, has taken OpenAI to court, saying the company used its content without permission to train large language models (LLMs).
The lawsuit was filed in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. ANI is asking for 20 million rupees (about $236,910) in damages to start with. Their lawyer, Sidhant Kumar, says OpenAI used their protected data to make their AI systems better.
OpenAI’s lawyer, Amit Sibal, disagrees with where the case is being heard, saying the company doesn’t run servers or train models in India. Sibal also pointed out that ANI’s content is already blocked on OpenAI’s platform, which makes the claims of ongoing misuse less valid.
Sibal also mentioned that OpenAI is facing similar lawsuits in other countries, with 13 cases in the United States and one in Germany. So far, no court has ordered OpenAI to stop its activities.
The Delhi High Court has accepted the case, recognizing the complicated issues related to intellectual property in AI training. The court has stressed the importance of expert advice and scheduled the next hearing for January 28, 2024.
This is the first lawsuit of its kind against OpenAI in India, showing the increasing worldwide attention to AI technologies and their adherence to copyright laws.
The outcome of this case could establish a standard for how AI companies manage copyrighted material, particularly in jurisdictions with varied legal frameworks.
