Ambani & Adani vs OpenAI: Indian Billionaires Wage Copyright War on ChatGPT’s Sam Altman

Indian Billionaires Wage Copyright War on ChatGPT’s Sam Altman (Image Source: Times Now Digital)

India’s business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are leading the legal war against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for allegedly violating copyright laws by using content from Indian news websites without due consent.
Ambani’s Network18, and Adani’s NDTV are leading the lawsuit along with other members of the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA). They claim that OpenAI has “deliberately extracted and repurposed copyrighted content” for its generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, without obtaining the necessary licensing agreements.

The publishers argue that this practice jeopardizes their financial stability by redirecting advertising revenue and profiting from the work of content creators. They contend that it threatens India’s media landscape and the future of traditional journalism in a country with over 1.4 billion people.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman May Visit India Next Week

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is expected to visit India next week, a Reuters report said. The ChatGPT founder is reportedly scheduled to land in New Delhi on February 5. The CEO is also expected to meet some officials though there has been no official confirmation.
Altman’s visit comes at a time when he is facing legal heat in India as news agency ANI filed a lawsuit against OpenAi for using its content to train its AI models without any compensation.
Meanwhile, in the US, several major news outlets, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, and Orange County Register, have filed lawsuits against OpenAI for copyright violations.

OpenAI’s Defence & Rising Competition

OpenAI has countered the allegations, stating that it only utilises publicly available data in a manner protected under fair use principles. Additionally, the company has argued that Indian courts lack jurisdiction over the matter.
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