Microsoft's Copilot rarely reproduces even full sentences from news articles and books, according to the company's statements in recent legal filings as it addresses copyright claims from publishers including The New York Times and various book authors. In the context of the lawsuit's discovery, Microsoft submitted 8.2 million Copilot chat logs to an expert retained by news publishers. The company asserts that these logs were selected specifically for their relevance to keywords associated with the News Plaintiffs' websites, making them the most likely to contain works from these publishers. The analysis of these logs indicates that 59,545 instances were identified...
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Microsoft reports low usage of NYT articles through its Copilot chatbot
Microsoft has stated that its Copilot chatbot does not frequently reproduce text from news articles or books, as noted in legal filings related to copyright claims from The New York Times and other publishers. The company provided 8.2 million chat logs for analysis, which were selected for their relevance to the publishers' content.
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Microsoft reports low usage of NYT articles through its Copilot chatbot