Alec Radford subpoenaed in OpenAI copyright lawsuit

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Alec Radford, a former OpenAI researcher, has been subpoenaed in a copyright case against the company. The subpoena was issued on February 25, as part of a lawsuit by authors claiming OpenAI used their work without permission to train its AI models. Radford, who left OpenAI in late 2024, was a key figure in developing technologies like ChatGPT. The lawsuit includes claims from authors such as Paul Tremblay and Sarah Silverman, alleging copyright infringement. In related developments, plaintiffs are also seeking depositions from former OpenAI employees Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann. A judge recently ruled that Amodei must answer questions regarding his work at OpenAI in connection with the copyright cases.


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