ChatGPT Training & Copyright: Delhi HC Dismisses ANI Plea

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an interim injunction plea against OpenAI. The plea was filed by ANI, alleging copyright infringement. What's interesting is the court found that storing ANI's literary works to train Large Language Models, like those used in ChatGPT, appears to fall under "private or personal use, including research" in Section 52(1)(a) of the Copyright Act. This means it doesn't count as infringement under Section 51. The court also ruled that the outputs generated by ChatGPT were not substantially similar to ANI's original works. It further stated that ANI failed to show any memorization or regurgitation of its content by ChatGPT. The bottom line is ANI could not establish a strong enough case for an interim injunction. The court noted that granting an injunction would harm both OpenAI and the public. This decision highlights the ongoing legal questions surrounding copyright and artificial intelligence.