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>>ssgodd+(OP)
The arguments about being able to mimic New York Times “style” are weak, but the fact that they got it to emit verbatim NY Times content seems bad for OpenAI:

> As outlined in the lawsuit, the Times alleges OpenAI and Microsoft’s large language models (LLMs), which power ChatGPT and Copilot, “can generate output that recites Times content verbatim

>>Aurorn+84
I can get a printer to emit verbatim NYT content, and with a lot less effort than getting it out of an LLM. I find this capability of infringement equals infringement argument incredibly weak.

>>fallin+07
In the EU, countries can (and do) impose levies on printers and scanners because they may be used to copy copyrighted material (https://www.insideglobaltech.com/2013/07/12/eu-member-states...). Similar levies exist for blank CDs, USB sticks, MP3 players etc. In the US, this applies to "blank CDs and personal audio devices, media centers, satellite radio devices, and car audio systems that have recording capabilities." (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy)