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Microsoft's Copilot Shows Minimal Use of NYT Articles in Legal Filing

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Confidence

80%

Impact: 70%

Updated 1h ago

Consensus Brief

Microsoft's legal filings indicate that fewer than 1% of over 8 million chat logs from its Copilot AI reproduced substantial text from New York Times articles. The company argues that this data supports its position that using copyrighted content for AI training should be considered fair use.

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What Changed Since Last Update

1h ago

This filing presents specific statistics from 8.2 million chat logs, highlighting the minimal overlap with copyrighted content amid ongoing legal disputes.

Claim Ledger

4 claims tracked across sources

Confirmed Fact

Fewer than 1% of more than 8 million chat logs regurgitated at least 16 words.

Confirmed Fact

59,545 of these contained at least 16 words in common with news content.

Confirmed Fact

Only 10 of the 212 books evaluated had any matches.

Official Claim

The Trump administration filed a statement of interest in the New York Times case supporting OpenAI.

Role-Based Impact Analysis

Source Timeline

1 source corroborating

Microsoft says virtually nobody was grabbing NYT articles through its chatbot

The Verge·1h ago