ANI vs Open AI

A case between ANI and OpenAI is highlighting the challenges of applying India's Copyright Act of 1957 to modern AI technology. ANI accuses OpenAI's ChatGPT of illegally using copyrighted material to build its database, while OpenAI claims it only uses publicly available data. Indian copyright law strongly favors authors and creators, potentially hindering AI development by requiring licenses for training data. Unlike the US and EU, India lacks explicit exceptions for AI training, and the court may have to venture into policy-making territory as the law is right-holder centric. A potential route through unfair competition claims has been blocked by previous Delhi High Court rulings, leaving market-based solutions as a possible, albeit uncertain, alternative. Read more here.