New York, Dec 28 : The New York Times on Wednesday sued Sam Altman-run OpenAI and Satya Nadella-run Microsoft for copyright infringement.

The lawsuit alleged that OpenAI and Microsoft’s large language models (LLMs), which power ChatGPT and Copilot, “can generate output that recites Times content verbatim, closely summarises it, and mimics its expressive style.”

This “undermines and damages the Times’ relationship with readers,” said the lawsuit, adding that it also deprives the NYT of “subscription, licensing, advertising, and affiliate revenue.”