Hundreds of thousands of articles, and OpenAI still writes like it skimmed the SparkNotes.
USA Today sues OpenAI for $250M over AI training on its articles
USA Today Co. and the local newspapers it owns sued OpenAI on Thursday, alleging the company copied hundreds of thousands of its articles to train its AI models without permission. The publisher is seeking more than $250 million in damages and says the unauthorized use has caused real and continuing harm to its outlets. The suit joins a growing list of copyright cases against OpenAI, including one filed by The New York Times, along with The Intercept, Ziff Davis, and CBC/Radio-Canada.
Source: USA Today sues OpenAI for $250M over AI training on its articles — The Verge
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Oct 8, 2026.
Topics: usatoday · openai · lawsuit · ai · media
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