Microsoft says it will protect customers from AI copyright lawsuits

A group of anonymous individuals seeking class action status also has filed suit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming they’re stealing 'vast amounts' of personal information to train AI models in a heedless hunt for profits. — Reuters

Microsoft Corp says it will defend buyers of its artificial intelligence products from copyright infringement lawsuits, an effort by the software giant to ease concerns customers might have about using its AI "Copilots” to generate content based on existing work.

The Microsoft Copilot Copyright Commitment will protect customers as long as they’ve "used the guardrails and content filters we have built into our products” Hossein Nowbar, General Counsel, Corporate Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary at Microsoft, said in a blog post Thursday (Sept 7). Microsoft also pledged to pay related fines or settlements and said it has taken steps to ensure its Copilots respect copyright.