USA Today Sues OpenAI: $250M Copyright Fight Over ChatGPT Training
USA Today Co. and its affiliated newspapers sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, alleging the company trained ChatGPT on hundreds of thousands of their copyrighted articles without permission and seeking damages in excess of $250 million, per Reuters. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sources: Reuters, Unite.AI — October 8, 2026.