The New York Times is filing a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of copyright infringement. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft's large language models, which power ChatGPT and Copilot, have copied and used millions of Times articles, directly competing with the outlet's content. According to the lawsuit, these AI models can generate output that recites Times content verbatim, closely summarizes it, and mimics its expressive style. The Times claims that this undermines and damages its relationship with readers, depriving it of subscription, licensing, advertising, and affiliate revenue. The release of AI models trained on the Times' content is also highlighted in the lawsuit.