The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for billions

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What is discussed

AskMonty AI editorial noteSource consulted: 2026-09-21

Montemagno comments on the New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft announced in December 2023, focusing on data provenance and compensation for content. He compares it with Napster and publishers’ relationships with Google and social platforms. His interpretation also concerns intermediaries’ power over access to news, and he anticipates possible financial agreements rather than reporting a judicial outcome.

Key points

• The starting issue is transparency about the provenance of model-training data.
• The dispute is interpreted as both an economic issue and a struggle over intermediary power.
• Licensing agreements and compensation for past use are the speaker’s proposed scenarios.