Microsoft cites competition concerns to block court release of AI related data

Microsoft is telling a federal district court that a request by the New York Times, in its landmark litigation over alleged copyright violations from the training of artificial intelligence models, could undermine the competitiveness of the tech giant with other AI developers cited in the case.

“While the parties in this lawsuit have existing business relationships, they are also current or potential competitors which makes the disclosure of confidential information to business personnel (rather than lawyers responsible for the lawsuit)...