Today’s Cache | OpenAI sued by authors; YouTube tests cutting off ad-block users; Google to block news in Canada

OpenAI sued by authors Authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad have sued the maker of the AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT, claiming that OpenAI violated the copyrights of numerous authors by scraping their books for data to train the AI model without compensating the creators or getting their permission. YouTube tests cutting off ad-block users The video sharing platform has decided to crack down on users who view its content without In order to nudge viewers towards YouTube Premium, the Google-owned platform has been increasing the number of unskippable ads it shows to viewers, as well as their duration. Google to block news in Canada Google has confirmed it will no longer show news on its platform to Canada-based users after the country’s government passed the Online News Act, which requires Big Tech platforms like Google and Meta to compensate news publishers for sharing their content on these sites. Canada’s government has defended the Online News Act as necessary in order to ensure the health of its media industry, which saw a number of local news organisations shutting down.