Development Of Artificial Intelligence And Legal Aspects: New York Times v. Microsoft

Artificial intelligence ("AI"), which once seemed like a concept of science-fiction, has become an indispensable part of everyday life, so that people use AI in everyday activities without even noticing. As AI's significance and reputation grow, it has become a source of numerous conflicts, particularly legal ones. A recent example of how AI models caused a legal dispute is between the two well-known companies, the New York Times Company and Microsoft Corporation.

In December 2023, the New York Times Company sued Microsoft Corporation alleging seven causes of action. The core of their allegations revolves around the claim that their extensive collection of copyrighted works were used to train Large Language Models ("LLM's") of Microsoft's AI models. As a result of such training, models obtain the ability to comprehend word patterns since they train themselves through various contexts. Hence, AI models create works that are almost identical to the New York Times'