OpenAI denies using Indian media groups’ content to train ChatGPT
OpenAI has denied claims from several Indian media companies that it used their content without permission to train ChatGPT. The claims are part of a copyright lawsuit initially filed by the news agency ANI. According to a report by Reuters, OpenAI is also trying to prevent major Indian media groups – including news outlets owned by business tycoons like Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani – from joining the lawsuit.
Media organizations such as NDTV, Network 18, The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) have accused OpenAI of scraping (automatically collecting) their news content without their consent. Last month, these media outlets filed a petition in the Delhi High Court to join an ongoing lawsuit against the ChatGPT maker.
But now, in its 31-page legal filing, reportedly dated February 11, OpenAI argues that there is no legal obligation to enter into partnership agreements with media groups to use publicly available content. OpenAI has denied all allegations, stating that it has not used content from ANI, other media applicants, or members of the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) to train its AI models.
Notably, ANI (a prominent Indian news agency) filed a lawsuit in November 2024, claiming that ChatGPT uses its published content without permission to train its AI chatbot. At that time, a spokesperson for OpenAI said, “We build our AI models using publicly available data, in a manner protected by fair use and related principles, and supported by long-standing and widely accepted legal precedents.”
Meanwhile, in December 2024, the Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP) also filed a petition, demanding that OpenAI immediately cease accessing their copyrighted works, such as books and online content. FIP represents some prominent publishers, including Bloomsbury, Penguin Random House, Cambridge University Press, Pan Macmillan, Rupa Publications, and S. Chand and Co. In its petition, the plaintiffs stated that either the company agrees to or negotiates licensing agreements or deletes the datasets used in AI model training.
A copyright violation lawsuit is not a new thing for AI giants like OpenAI. Earlier in 2023, The New York Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement, alleging that they used its content to train LLM models without consent. Even after a month of the NYT case, nonfiction authors Nicholas Basbanes and Nicholas Gage also filed a class-action lawsuit against both companies for illegally using their copyrighted works. In 2023, social media giant Meta also faced a copyright infringement lawsuit from a group of authors, alleging that the company used pirated content to train its LLaMA AI models with permission from its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
Google has officially announced that its annual developer conference, Google I/O 2025, will take place on May 20 and May 21. As in previous years, the event will be held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, which is located near Google’s headquarters. The event will begin with a keynote presentation by Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, at 10 AM PT.
This year, Google I/O will take place during an especially competitive period for global tech conferences. Microsoft’s Build 2025, a key developer event for Windows and cloud-based tech, is set to run from May 19 to May 22. In addition to Microsoft Build, other major tech conferences such as Nvidia’s GTC (March 17-21) and Apple’s WWDC (expected in June) are expected to reveal updates about their ventures into the broader developer landscape this year as well.
Google, like several other Big Tech companies, has been investing heavily in AI, and the upcoming keynote is likely to shed more light on the matter. Once the main keynote is finished, the tech titan will hold a developer-focused keynote as well, allowing a global audience to follow along in real-time. After the keynote addresses, attendees can participate in a variety of breakout sessions, technical workshops, and networking opportunities designed for software developers and industry professionals.
“The countdown to Google I/O begins now! Join us live on May 20 and 21 from Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View and online at io.google. At I/O, you’ll learn more about Google’s newest products, technologies, and innovations in AI, Android and more. We’ll start day one with keynotes, followed by sessions, demos, networking opportunities and more continuing on day two,” the company noted in a blog post.
Google’s AI division, DeepMind, is likely to announce advancements in its generative AI tech, including updates to its Gemini platform and (possibly) new AI-powered services (take the latter with a grain of salt). Android 16, the next major version of Google’s mobile operating system, is also expected to be a focal point of the conference. The update, which has already entered beta testing, is anticipated to introduce a range of new features, including improvements in user privacy, adaptive app scaling, and enhanced AI-driven functionalities. Beyond AI and Android, the conference is also expected to include updates on Wear OS, Google Maps, and advancements in cloud computing.
Other possible announcements at Google I/O 2025 include the company’s extended reality (XR) initiatives. Google has been working on an XR platform for headsets and smart glasses, in collaboration with Qualcomm and Samsung. Last year, Samsung confirmed that it was developing a headset based on this platform, and additional details may be revealed during the conference. Google’s XR technology is expected to feature deep integration with AI, including functionalities powered by its Gemini assistant. It remains to be seen whether Google will make hardware announcements at the event as well. This year, speculation suggests that Google may unveil the Pixel 9a, a budget-friendly smartphone that could be among the first devices to launch with Android 16 pre-installed.
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