Toronto-based AI company Cohere is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a copyright lawsuit filed by major publishers including the Toronto Star, Vox Media, and Condé Nast. The media firms accuse Cohere of systematic copyright and trademark infringement, citing outputs from its AI that allegedly reproduce news articles verbatim.
In its defense, Cohere claims plaintiffs manipulated prompts to generate misleading results and “gin up” a legal case. Filed in the Southern District of New York, the case adds to growing legal scrutiny of generative AI. Cohere denies wrongdoing and seeks full dismissal.
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