kim_harding ✅4d ago
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging in its complaint that the AI giant has committed “massive copyright infringement.”
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/16/merriam-webster-openai-encyclopedia-brittanica-lawsuit/
The dictionary sues OpenAI | TechCrunch

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster say that OpenAI violated the copyright of almost 100,000 articles by using them for LLM training.

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Show threadSu_G4d ago

@kim_harding
Grand Theft AutoComplete had to get those words from somewhere…

#GrandTheftAutoComplete #LLM #AI #OpenAI

Show threadBruce Simpson, Ph.D.
@Su_G @kim_harding @emilymbender @timnitGebru I'm snagging your #GrandTheftAutoComplete terminology and propagating it. That is EPIC.
Mar 17 at 12:35pmWeb
Show threadSu_G3d ago

@bms48
You’re welcome! 🙂 I myself snagged it from someone else - who, unfortunately, I can’t remember or find to credit. 🙏🏻

#GrandTheftAutoComplete