Category: OpenAI
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OpenAI, Microsoft defeat parts of NYT’s, other news industry plaintiffs’ copyright lawsuits at earliest stage; but summary judgment will be bigger
OpenAI and Microsoft have achieved a partial victory over copyright infringement lawsuits brought by the New York Times and other plaintiffs from the news industry, but the key battle will be summary judgment.
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UK antitrust authority CMA finds OpenAI is indeed not controlled by Microsoft, closes “maybe merger” inquiry after more than a year
The UK’s competition watch dog has finally found that Microsoft indeed has not acquired OpenAI, and therefore closed its merger investigation.
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Musk request for preliminary injunction against OpenAI denied in Northern District of California
Elon Musk, Shivon Zillis and xAI’s attempt to stop OpenAI from converting to a for-profit entity has been denied by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers after the plaintiffs failed to meet their burden of proof. However, the court is prepared to offer an expedited schedule on the “core claims driving their litigation” based on the more…
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Sam Altman says some other European countries should follow French example: op-ed for French newspaper on eve of Paris AI Action Summit
Context: Tomorrow (Monday, February 10, 2025), will be the first day (and industry stakeholder day) of the Paris AI Action Summit (event website) hosted by the government of France in partnership with that of India. On the second day, the heads of state and government of many countries will join. A draft statement for the…
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South Korea becomes latest country to block DeepSeek over privacy concerns
The Chinese AI platform also faces blocks in Italy, Taiwan, and Australia, as well as allegations of IP infringement by U.S. rival OpenAI.
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Indian publishers seek to join copyright infringement suit against OpenAI, first Delhi High Court hearing tomorrow
The Federation of Indian Publishers has filed India’s second high-profile action against OpenAI, alleging it has used its members’ copyright-protected work to train its ChatGPT service.
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Adjustments to Microsoft-OpenAI partnership and Stargate launch mean more openness, (even) less reason for competition concern
Context: Various antitrust authorities have recently been looking into strategic partnerships between large technology companies (particularly, but not exclusively, cloud service providers) and AI providers. The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), which is presently undergoing a leadership change because the UK government is worried about the implications of the agency’s regulatory zeal for economic…
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FTC releases Staff Report on AI Partnerships & Investments: collection of information and innuendo with unclear contours
Just prior to the transition of power in Washington, D.C., the Federal Trade Commission released a staff report on AI partnerships.
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“We want Britain to shape the AI revolution”: UK government publishes AI action plan
The new plan will make the UK “irresistible” to AI firms and includes changes such as encouraging public and private data licensing, and reforming the UK text and data mining regime so it is “at least as competitive as the EU”, British government says.