OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
14 days ago
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- OpenAI must hand over internal communications about deleting pirated book datasets 'books 1 and books 2'.
- Court ruled that OpenAI waived attorney-client privilege by inconsistent claims about dataset deletion reasons.
- Authors and publishers seek to prove 'willful' copyright infringement, which could lead to $150,000 damages per work.
- OpenAI's legal team will be deposed, and the case could impact billions in potential damages.
- Judge found 'fundamental conflict' in OpenAI blocking discovery while asserting privilege over deletion motives.
- Anthropic settled a similar case for $1.5B after being accused of illegally downloading books.
- OpenAI claims datasets were deleted due to 'non-use,' but plaintiffs allege foul play.
- Slack messages in channels 'project-clear' and 'excise-libgen' revealed discussions about dataset deletion.
- OpenAI appealed the ruling and seeks to pause discovery enforcement.