 It joins legal challenges filed by the New York Times, bestselling authors, and others, alleging that OpenAI has trained its AI systems by effectively engaging in mass theft. OpenAI counters that its guzzling up of data from all corners of the Internet is protected by what's known as fair use law. Whether AI companies' data practices are protected by fair use is unsettled in the courts. Some news organizations have chosen to collaborate with OpenAI, striking licensing deals instead of taking the tech company to court. Bobby Allen, NPR News.