Unionized New York Times employees have taken legal action against the publication, claiming it uses artificial intelligence to “surveil and monitor” them.
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ChatGPT concealed searches for The Times content
ChatGPT claimed searching for The Times' content was invasive and burdensome while concealing it had already done so.
“It claimed searching ChatGPT outputs for copies of The Times’ and the Daily News Plaintiffs’ content was infeasible, burdensome, and invasive of users’ privacy – while at the same time concealing that it had already done such searches,” said Crosby, a partner at Susman Godfrey.
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The New York Times is accused of refusing to hire based on criminal record
The New York Times is accused of discriminating against a complainant by refusing to hire him due to his criminal conviction record.
An Alabama jury on Thursday awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed a college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa.
An Alabama jury has awarded $9.25m in damages after finding that the New York Times defamed a college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting.
An Alabama jury has awarded former Alabama basketball player Kai Spears $9.25 million after finding The New York Times defamed him by incorrectly linking him to the 2023 killing of Jamea Harris in Tuscaloosa.
A jury in Alabama found the New York Times liable for defamation in a lawsuit brought by Kai Spears, a former University of Alabama men’s basketball player who the newspaper erroneously reported was present at the scene of a deadly shooting.
A federal jury in Alabama has ordered The New York Times to pay more than nine million dollars in damages to a former college athlete over a retracted investigative report.
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New York Times Loses First U.S. Defamation Case in 50+ Years, Ordered to Pay Former Alabama Player $9.25M
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Meredith Kopit Levien was sued for allegedly creating an environment rife with discrimination
The New York Times CEO Mark Thompson and CRO Meredith Kopit Levien have been sued for allegedly creating “an environment rife with discrimination.”
Last month, the Times announced the 9-staffer reduction in the art production department as it ramps up the use of AI technology.
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The Florida attorney general sued The New York Times over allegations that the company's board of directors failed to exercise proper oversight of editorial standards
The New York Times has been sued by Florida’s attorney general, who’s representing shareholders in a lawsuit accusing the company’s board of directors of failing to exercise proper oversight of editorial standards.
The New York Times has been sued by Florida’s attorney general, who’s representing shareholders in a lawsuit accusing the company’s board of directors of failing to exercise proper oversight of editorial standards.
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The New York Times part of group endorsing Democrats 28 times
The New York Times, along with four other outlets, endorsed Democrats 28 times since 1988.
Apple News’ five most-featured outlets — the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today — endorsed Democrats a combined 28 times since 1988.
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A.G. Sulzberger is publisher of The New York Times
A.G. Sulzberger holds the publisher role at The New York Times.
"Kamala Harris is the only choice," The New York Times editorial board wrote in an article from Monday headlined, "The only patriotic choice for president."