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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT cannibalises nearly 100,000 of their articles

Covered by 3 sourcesPublished Mar 16, 2026

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT was trained using nearly 100,000 of their copyrighted articles without permission. The lawsuit claims this use constitutes copyright infringement and seeks legal remedies. OpenAI has not publicly responded to the allegations as of now.

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