EXPLAINER | Why OpenAI is facing a barrage of lawsuits

OpenAI’s legal battles in India are mounting, with music labels echoing concerns of copyright violations raised by media outfits and book publishers earlier. The court cases could redefine AI accountability under Indian copyright law, explains Ritwik Sharma

OpenAI’s legal challenges in India

India’s biggest music labels such as T-Series, Saregama, and Sony Music are suing OpenAI for “unauthorised use of sound recordings” in training artificial intelligence (AI) models that they claim have breached copyright. The labels have sought to join a lawsuit against the Microsoft-backed company filed by news agency ANI last year.