The Nonlinear Library LW - Twelve Lawsuits against OpenAI by Remmelt
Mar 11, 2024
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td;lr Cases I found against OpenAI. All are US-based. First seven focus on copyright.
Coders
1. Joseph Saveri Firm: overview, complaint
Writers
2. Joseph Saveri Firm: overview, complaint
3. Authors Guild & Alter: overview, complaint
4. Nicholas Gage: overview & complaint
Media
5. New York Times: overview, complaint
6. Intercept Media: overview, complaint
7. Raw Story & Alternet: overview, complaint
Privacy
8. Clarkson Firm: overview, complaint
9. Glancy Firm: overview, complaint
Libel
10. Mark Walters: overview, complaint
Mission betrayal
11. Elon Musk: overview, complaint
12. Tony Trupia: overview, complaint
That last lawsuit by a friend of mine has stalled. A few cases were partially dismissed.
Also, a cybersecurity expert filed a complaint to Polish DPA (technically not a lawsuit).
For lawsuits filed against other AI companies, see this running list.
Most legal actions right now focus on data rights. In the future, I expect many more legal actions focussed on workers' rights, product liability, and environmental regulations.
If you are interested to fund legal actions outside the US:
Three projects I'm collaborating on with creatives, coders, and lawyers.
Legal Priorities was almost funded last year to research promising legal directions.
European Guild for AI Regulation is making headway but is seriously underfunded.
A UK firm wants to sue for workplace malpractice during ChatGPT development.
Folks to follow for legal insights:
Luiza Jarovsky, an academic who posts AI court cases and privacy compliance tips
Margot Kaminski, an academic who posts about harm-based legal approaches
Aaron Moss, a copyright attorney who posts sharp analysis of which suits suck
Andres Guadamuz, an academic who posts analysis with a techno-positive bent
Neil Turkewitz, a recording industry veteran who posts on law in support of artists
Alex Champandard, a ML researcher who revealed CSAM in largest image dataset
Trevor Baylis, a creative professional experienced in suing and winning
Manifold also has prediction markets:
Have you been looking into legal actions? Curious then for your thoughts.
Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org
td;lr Cases I found against OpenAI. All are US-based. First seven focus on copyright.
Coders
1. Joseph Saveri Firm: overview, complaint
Writers
2. Joseph Saveri Firm: overview, complaint
3. Authors Guild & Alter: overview, complaint
4. Nicholas Gage: overview & complaint
Media
5. New York Times: overview, complaint
6. Intercept Media: overview, complaint
7. Raw Story & Alternet: overview, complaint
Privacy
8. Clarkson Firm: overview, complaint
9. Glancy Firm: overview, complaint
Libel
10. Mark Walters: overview, complaint
Mission betrayal
11. Elon Musk: overview, complaint
12. Tony Trupia: overview, complaint
That last lawsuit by a friend of mine has stalled. A few cases were partially dismissed.
Also, a cybersecurity expert filed a complaint to Polish DPA (technically not a lawsuit).
For lawsuits filed against other AI companies, see this running list.
Most legal actions right now focus on data rights. In the future, I expect many more legal actions focussed on workers' rights, product liability, and environmental regulations.
If you are interested to fund legal actions outside the US:
Three projects I'm collaborating on with creatives, coders, and lawyers.
Legal Priorities was almost funded last year to research promising legal directions.
European Guild for AI Regulation is making headway but is seriously underfunded.
A UK firm wants to sue for workplace malpractice during ChatGPT development.
Folks to follow for legal insights:
Luiza Jarovsky, an academic who posts AI court cases and privacy compliance tips
Margot Kaminski, an academic who posts about harm-based legal approaches
Aaron Moss, a copyright attorney who posts sharp analysis of which suits suck
Andres Guadamuz, an academic who posts analysis with a techno-positive bent
Neil Turkewitz, a recording industry veteran who posts on law in support of artists
Alex Champandard, a ML researcher who revealed CSAM in largest image dataset
Trevor Baylis, a creative professional experienced in suing and winning
Manifold also has prediction markets:
Have you been looking into legal actions? Curious then for your thoughts.
Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org