Predictions fail.
Oremus and Izadi 24 – Technology Journalist at The Washington Post, M.A. in Journalism from Columbia University; Journalist at The Washington Post.
Will Oremus and Elahe Izadi, “AI’s future could hinge on one thorny legal question,” The Washington Post, 01-04-2024, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/04/nyt-ai-copyright-lawsuit-fair-use/
“Anyone who’s predicting the outcome is taking a big risk here,” Gervais said. He said for business plaintiffs like the New York Times, one likely outcome might be a settlement that grants the tech firms a license to the content in exchange for payment. The Times spent months in talks with OpenAI and Microsoft, which holds a major stake in OpenAI, before the newspaper sued, the Times disclosed in its lawsuit.