June 6 News.OpenAI issued a statement today saying that it has made a statement on theThe New York TimesThe lawsuit filed by the The lawsuit seeks to have OpenAI Unlimited storage of all user data in ChatGPT and API servicesOpenAI believes that this requirement is overly broad and violates its commitment to user privacy. The company emphasizes that it will continue to oppose this order through legal channels to preserve the trust and privacy of its users.
OpenAI said that "trust and privacy are at the core of our product" and that the claims by the New York Times and other plaintiffs fundamentally violate the privacy promises it has made to its users and are ultra vires.
Brad Lightcap, Chief Operating Officer of OpenAI, also released a statement, which IT House attached below:
- We have always regarded the trust and privacy of our users as fundamental to our products.
- Users can easily control their data, including opting out of information collection and completely removing ChatGPT chat logs and API usage from OpenAI systems within 30 days.
- But the New York Times and other plaintiffs in this unfounded lawsuit areMaking extreme demands -- Require us to retain all user data indefinitely.
- This claim not only violates our commitment to user privacy, but also breaks the long-standing privacy protection principles followed by the industry and even weakens the rights of users.
- We believe that the New York Times has seriously overstepped its bounds with its request and are continuing to appeal to ensure that the trust and privacy of our users is always paramount.
- -- Brad Lightcap, Chief Operating Officer, OpenAI
In December 2023, The New York Times launched a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in federal district court in Manhattan, claiming that the other company had "unauthorizedly used millions" of articles to train its AI models, resulting in its AI-generated content now competing directly with The New York Times's." directly compete" with the New York Times' content. The Times is seeking "billions of dollars" in statutory and actual damages from OpenAI.