Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc.
Summary
Sarah Silverman, along with authors Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden, are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, alleging the company used their copyrighted works to train its AI models without permission. The lawsuit targets OpenAI's use of creative works in developing its large language models, raising major questions about AI training data and creator rights.
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Counsel of record
For the plaintiff
- Saveri Law Firm, LLPCadio R. Zirpoli, Christopher K.L. Young, Joseph R. Saveri
- Independent counselKathleen Jordan McMahon
For the defendant
- Morrison & Foerster LLPAllyson Roz Bennett, Joseph Charles Gratz, Tiffany Cheung
- Latham and Watkins LLPJoseph Richard Wetzel, Sarang Damle
- Latham & WatkinsAllison L Stillman
- Latham & Watkins LLPAndrew Michael Gass
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 3:23-cv-03416
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Araceli Martinez-Olguin
- Filed
- 2023-07-07
- Last filing
- 2025-04-28
- Terminated
- 2024-02-16
Cause
17:504 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
OpenAI Startup Fund Management, LLC OpenAI Startup Fund I, L.P. OpenAI Startup Fund GP I, L.L.C. OpenAI GP, L.L.C. OpenAI, L.P. OpenAI, Inc. OpenAI OpCo, L.L.C. Richard Kadrey Christopher Golden Sarah Silverman