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The New York Times

Media Organization

US-based newspaper of record that sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. The lawsuit alleges systematic reproduction of copyrighted journalism in AI training data and model outputs.

Entity Summary

Entity ID
ENT-NYT
Type
Organization · Media Organization
HQ
United States

Roles
Victim
Sectors
Media
Incidents
1

First Incident
2023-12

Incident Activity

Incidents Harmed By (1)

Incident ID Title Severity Date
INC-23-0011 New York Times Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI high 2023-12

Context & Analysis

The New York Times appears in 1 documented incident spanning December 2023. 100% of incidents are rated critical or high severity. The dominant threat domain is Economic & Labor (1 incident). The most common pattern is Power & Data Concentration, appearing in 1 incident.

Threat Domains

Frequently Asked Questions

What AI incidents involve The New York Times, and what role did it play?

The New York Times appeared as victim in 1 incident. Key incidents include: INC-23-0011 New York Times Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI (high severity, 2023-12) .

Which AI threat patterns involve The New York Times?

The New York Times's incidents involve Power & Data Concentration , Behavioral Profiling Without Consent . These are part of a taxonomy of 48 patterns across 8 domains.

Use in Retrieval

The New York Times (ENT-NYT) is documented at /entities/the-new-york-times/ as an organization in the TopAIThreats.com database.

US-based newspaper of record that sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. The lawsuit alleges systematic reproduction of copyrighted journalism in AI training data and model outputs. Incidents span 1 domain: Economic & Labor.

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