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Corporate conduct Confirmed

New York Times employees sue over AI surveillance

Unionized New York Times employees have taken legal action claiming the publication uses artificial intelligence to surveil and monitor them.

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nypost.com
Unionized New York Times employees have taken legal action against the publication, claiming it uses artificial intelligence to “surveil and monitor” them.

Corporate conduct Confirmed

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.

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variety.com
“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.

Workplace equity Allegation

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.

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nyc.gov
Complainant alleged that Respondent, The New York Times, discriminated against him by refusing to hire him based on his criminal conviction record.

Media & the press Ruling

New York Times ordered to pay $9.25M for defamation

A court ordered The New York Times to pay $9.25M to a former Alabama player for defamation.

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fortune.com
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.
theguardian.com
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.
tuscaloosanews.com
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.
washingtonpost.com
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.
yahoo.com
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

Workplace equity Allegation

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.”

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adweek.com
The New York Times CEO Mark Thompson and CRO Meredith Kopit Levien have been sued for allegedly creating “an environment rife with discrimination.”

AI & automation Confirmed

The New York Times cut 9 of the 16 positions in its art-production department

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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thewrap.com
Last month, the Times announced the 9-staffer reduction in the art production department as it ramps up the use of AI technology.

Corporate conduct Allegation

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.

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hollywoodreporter.com
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.

Corporate conduct Confirmed

New York Times demands legal sanctions against OpenAI

The New York Times and news outlets demand legal sanctions against OpenAI.

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variety.com
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