Microsoft says virtually nobody was grabbing NYT articles through its chatbot
The Verge Lauren Feiner
Microsoft says its Copilot chatbot rarely reproduces full sentences from news articles and books in response to copyright claims from publishers. It provided 8.2 million Copilot chat logs for analysis during discovery. The analysis is being used to argue that virtually nobody was grabbing NYT articles through the chatbot, changing the case toward Microsoft’s defense.
Why it matters
Microsoft's Copilot rarely reproduces even full sentences from news articles and books, let alone substantive chunks that could substitute for the original, the company says in new legal filings as it fights copyright claims from publishers including The New York Times and book authors. As part of the lawsuit's discovery, Microsoft provided 8.2 million Copilot […]