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A lawsuit filed by Florida pastor Scott Winters against OpenAI and chief executive Sam Altman has put a difficult question at the center of the AI industry’s health ambitions: when a chatbot responds with the confidence, personalization, and persistence of a trusted adviser, can a disclaimer...

The estate of Christian Faith Madison, a 29-year-old Trafford, Alabama, woman who died on Interstate 22 in June 2025, has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT reinforced her delusions and contributed to her death. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office ruled Madison’s death a suicide...

Microsoft and OpenAI were sued on June 24, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by publishers that collectively own nearly 400 local and regional newspapers. The complaint accuses the companies of copying millions of news articles without permission to train and...

Nearly 400 local and regional newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft in federal court in New York on June 24, 2026, alleging that the companies copied millions of copyrighted articles to build and operate products including ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot without permission or payment. The suit...

The pretrial skirmish over what evidence jurors will see in Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI has turned one of Silicon Valley’s most ironic developments—the CEO of a rising AI rival sitting beside Microsoft’s CEO at a Build keynote—into the heart of a courtroom fight over motive, credibility, and...

Nine newspapers owned or managed by MediaNews Group have filed a sweeping federal copyright suit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the tech giants built and commercialized their generative AI products by copying and training on copyrighted journalism without permission — a complaint that...

At Microsoft’s annual Build conference, the usually buttoned-down atmosphere crackled with a few jolts of drama that reflected the tech industry’s unease and ambition. In an extraordinary twist, Elon Musk—presently embroiled in a lawsuit against Microsoft over the very foundations of...

The Legal Clash Over ChatGPT’s For-Profit Evolution: Elon Musk vs. OpenAI and Microsoft The rapidly shifting terrain of artificial intelligence innovation has seen many players jostling for position, but few battles are as high-stakes and nuanced as the ongoing litigation involving Elon Musk...