Court tells OpenAI to investigate board discussions on ChatGPT training in copyright lawsuit

OpenAI has been ordered by a federal district court to investigate whether current and former board members and employees discussed on social media the training of its generative artificial intelligence model, ChatGPT, in response to a request by class-action plaintiffs who accuse the company of copyright infringement.

“The court finds that the burden associated with undertaking this inquiry is minimal and that it is proportionate and responsive to the needs of the case,” says a May 7 order by...