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AI is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 2 of the 2 tracked stories. Coverage clusters in ip-patent, which accounts for 1 of those 2, with the remainder spread across 1 other category. Merriam-Webster Dictionary appears in 2 tracked Cross-Sector stories from March 17, 2026.
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Last mentioned: Mar 17, 2026
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AI is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 2 of the 2 tracked stories. Coverage clusters in ip-patent, which accounts for 1 of those 2, with the remainder spread across 1 other category. Merriam-Webster Dictionary appears in 2 tracked Cross-Sector stories from March 17, 2026. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each.
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Merriam-Webster and Britannica have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT was trained on their proprietary content without authorization. The plaintiffs claim the AI model has 'cannibalized' their web traffic by providing direct answers derived from their intellectual property.
Merriam-Webster and Britannica have filed a joint lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the tech giant used their proprietary definitions and encyclopedic content to train ChatGPT without authorization. The plaintiffs argue that this practice has led to the 'cannibalization' of their web traffic and threatens the economic viability of traditional reference publishing.
Source: independent.co.uk · uk.news.yahoo.com
