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21 September 2023CopyrightSarah Speight

George RR Martin among US authors to sue OpenAI

Authors Guild members, including the 'Game of Thrones' writer and Jodi Picoult, file a fresh lawsuit against the ChatGPT owner | Suit is ‘merely the beginning’ of action to protect authors | Case is latest in a raft of allegations by creators who claim the generative AI tool stole their work.

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