https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-is-sued-by-authors-over-ai-use-copyrighted-works-2024-03-10/ Skip to main content Exclusive news, data and analytics for financial market professionals Learn more aboutRefinitiv Reuters home * World Browse World + Africa + Americas + Asia Pacific + China + Europe + India + Israel and Hamas at War + Japan + Middle East + United Kingdom + Ukraine and Russia at War + United States + US Elections + Reuters Next * Business Browse Business + Aerospace & Defense + Autos & Transportation + Davos + Energy + Environment + Finance + Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals + Media & Telecom + Retail & Consumer + Future of Health + Future of Money + Take Five + World at Work * Markets Browse Markets + Asian Markets + Carbon Markets + Commodities + Currencies + Deals + Emerging Markets + ETFs + European Markets + Funds + Global Market Data + Rates & Bonds + Stocks + U.S. Markets + Wealth + Macro Matters * Sustainability Browse Sustainability + Boards, Policy & Regulation + Climate & Energy + Land Use & Biodiversity + Society & Equity + Sustainable Finance & Reporting + The Switch + Reuters Impact * Legal Browse Legal + Government + Legal Industry + Litigation + Transactional + US Supreme Court * Breakingviews Browse Breakingviews + Breakingviews Predictions * Technology Browse Technology + Cybersecurity + Space + Disrupted + Reuters Momentum * Investigations * More Sports + Athletics + Baseball + Basketball + Cricket + Cycling + Formula 1 + Golf + NFL + NHL + Soccer + Tennis ScienceLifestyleGraphics PicturesPodcastsFact CheckVideoSponsored Content + Reuters Plus + Coupons My View Register * Boards, Policy & Regulation * Litigation Nvidia is sued by authors over AI use of copyrighted works By Jonathan Stempel March 10, 20248:06 PM UTCUpdated ago * * * * * * * * Foxconn to use Nvidia chips to build self-driving platforms The logo of technology company Nvidia is seen at its headquarters in Santa Clara [1/2]The logo of NVIDIA as seen at its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, in May of 2022. Courtesy NVIDIA/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab * Companies * NVIDIA Corp Follow * Microsoft Corp Follow * New York Times Co Follow Show more companies March 10 (Reuters) - Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab, whose chips power artificial intelligence, has been sued by three authors who said it used their copyrighted books without permission to train its NeMo, opens new tab AI platform. Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian and Stewart O'Nan said their works were part of a dataset of about 196,640 books that helped train NeMo to simulate ordinary written language, before being taken down in October "due to reported copyright infringement." In a proposed class action filed on Friday night in San Francisco federal court, the authors said the takedown reflects Nvidia's having "admitted" it trained NeMo on the dataset, and thereby infringed their copyrights. They are seeking unspecified damages for people in the United States whose copyrighted works helped train NeMo's so-called large language models in the last three years. Among the works covered by the lawsuit are Keene's 2008 novel "Ghost Walk," Nazemian's 2019 novel "Like a Love Story," and O'Nan's 2007 novella "Last Night at the Lobster." Nvidia declined to comment on Sunday. Lawyers for the authors did not immediately respond to requests on Sunday for additional comment. The lawsuit drags Nvidia into a growing body of litigation by writers, as well as the New York Times, over generative AI, which creates new content based on inputs such as text, images and sounds. Nvidia touts NeMo as a fast and affordable way to adopt generative AI , opens new tab. Other companies sued over the technology have included OpenAI, which created the AI platform ChatGPT, and its partner Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab. AI's rise has made Nvidia a favorite of investors. The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker's stock price has risen almost 600% since the end of 2022, giving Nvidia a market value of nearly $2.2 trillion. The case is Nazemian et al v Nvidia Corp, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 24-01454. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Josie Kao Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab * * * * * Purchase Licensing Rights Read Next * The headquarters of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is seen in Washington, D.C. 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