Sarah Silverman Ruling Shows ChatGPT Results, Not Inputs, Are Key

Intellectual Property attorneys Thomas Brooke and Allysan Scatterday co-authored an article for Bloomberg Law analyzing a recent court decision dismissing a copyright infringement case brought by various authors, including comedian Sarah Silverman, against artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI. The judge ruled that the plaintiffs failed to show substantial similarities between their original works and the ChatGPT outputs, saying they focused only on the copying of texts as inputs. The article explains that success in these types of cases depends on evidence that AI outputs contain verbatim copies or significant similarities rather than just concepts and ideas derived from copyrighted works. Lastly, it highlights implications for creators concerned about how AI makes use of their content.

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