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- New filings in Authors Guild v. OpenAI reveal intentional copyright infringement by using books from a 'sketchy Russian website' and releasing products that could cause unemployment.
- Executives and employees at OpenAI and Microsoft knowingly broke the law and showed disdain for human authorship, according to the documents.
- The brief warns that OpenAI's GPT models pose an existential threat to writers and publishers, and that the company pursued mass piracy despite knowing it would degrade American culture.
- Plaintiffs include major authors and the Authors Guild, with filings marking a turning point in the case by highlighting the defendants' guilty knowledge and reckless actions.
- The case is part of multidistrict litigation in Manhattan, with further briefings expected and a hearing in early 2027.