Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI Training Copyright Claims
The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging unauthorized use of their journalism to train AI products like ChatGPT and Bing's AI features. The newspapers claim their content, including paywalled articles, was scraped and incorporated without permission, reducing the need for users to visit their sites. OpenAI cited fair use and publicly available data, while Microsoft expressed surprise but acknowledged local journalism's importance and openness to dialogue. The lawsuit seeks destruction of the newspapers' content in AI datasets.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (47/100). Lens Score 45/100.
Outlets measured: timesnow, firstpost, mint. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (45–48/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
mint broke this story on 5 Sept, 03:18 am. Other outlets followed.