'A death knell': 35 news publishers allege OpenAI scraped their articles

SFGATE· June 30, 2026

A coalition of 35 news publishers has leveled allegations against OpenAI, claiming the company scraped their journalistic content to train artificial intelligence models without authorization. The publishers have characterized this practice as a potential 'death knell' for the news industry, emphasizing the threat to original reporting and revenue models. This conflict marks a significant escalation in the ongoing legal battles between the publishing sector and AI developers over the use of copyrighted material.

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