German Court Orders OpenAI to Pay Damages for ChatGPT Copyright Infringement

A groundbreaking legal decision from a German court has shaken the foundations of AI development, prompting OpenAI to face significant repercussions. The case revolves around OpenAI’s use of licensed musical works in training its ChatGPT language model, where the court found that proper authorization was missing, resulting in copyright infringement. This landmark ruling, considered a major victory for content creators and rights holders represented by GEMA, sets a precedent across Europe.