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Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue OpenAI for Content Theft

Glenn Gabe
Glenn GabeMar 16, 2026

More OpenAI lawsuits -> Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary sue OpenAI for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train its AI models "Britannica's lawsuit said that ​OpenAI unlawfully copied nearly ​100,000 of ⁠its articles to train GPT large language models. The complaint said that ChatGPT produces "near-verbatim" copies of Britannica's ​encyclopedia entries, dictionary definitions and other content, diverting ​users who ⁠would otherwise visit its websites." https://t.co/f1oLxaJkbk

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