{"id":5418,"date":"2024-01-11T11:39:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/archive\/the-briefing-2024-01-10\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T10:23:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:23:45","slug":"the-briefing-2024-01-10","status":"publish","type":"newsletterglue","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/the-briefing-2024-01-10\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI claims NYT lawsuit is &#8220;without merit&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top story:<\/strong> OpenAI claims The New York Times&#8217; lawsuit against it is &#8220;without merit&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New from Pew Research Center: <\/strong>Shares who report seeing problematic news coverage of Black people vary by race, ethnicity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> X suspends multiple journalists\u2019 accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Meta to limit content that teenagers see on Facebook and Instagram<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week: <\/strong>Across racial and ethnic groups, Democrats are more likely to report seeing problematic news coverage of Black people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"top-story\">\ud83d\udd25&nbsp;<strong>Top story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/08\/tech\/openai-responds-new-york-times-copyright-lawsuit\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OpenAI said Monday<\/a> that the lawsuit filed last month by The New York Times is \u201cwithout merit.\u201d In the suit, The New York Times alleged that OpenAI used its copyrighted material to train ChatGPT and other AI services, while OpenAI says its models are trained with \u201cpublicly available materials\u201d as covered by \u201cfair use\u201d protections within copyright law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While overall newspaper circulation in the United States has been falling for decades, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/11\/28\/audiences-are-declining-for-traditional-news-media-in-the-us-with-some-exceptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publicly available data<\/a> suggests <strong>substantial increases in digital subscriptions for The New York Times <\/strong>in recent years. The NYT saw a 32% increase in digital-only subscriptions in 2022, surpassing 10 million subscribers and continuing years of growth, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"new-from-pew-research\">\ud83d\udea8 <strong>New from Pew Research Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/12\/22\/black-americans-are-more-likely-than-others-to-say-they-see-problematic-news-coverage-of-black-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pew Research Center analysis<\/a> compares Black Americans to other racial and ethnic groups on several questions about news coverage and journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key findings include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Black Americans are more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to say they often see racially problematic coverage of Black people. <\/strong>About four-in-ten Black Americans (39%) report seeing this coverage <em>extremely <\/em>or<em> fairly often<\/em>, compared with just 21% of White Americans. About three-in-ten Asian (30%) and Hispanic (27%) adults say they see racist or racially insensitive coverage of Black people this often.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Black Americans are more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to want their news to come from journalists who share their personal characteristics.<\/strong> For instance, 41% of Black adults say it\u2019s at least somewhat important that they get news from journalists of the same race or ethnicity as them. That compares with just 5% of White Americans, 20% of Asian Americans and 25% of Hispanic Americans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"under-the-radar\">\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>X (formerly known as Twitter) <\/strong>suspends the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/social-media\/x-temporary-ban-journalist-accounts-raises-alarm-rcna133084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accounts of multiple journalists<\/a>, raising censorship concerns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How <strong>independent media<\/strong> <strong>outlet<\/strong> navigates <a href=\"https:\/\/ijnet.org\/en\/story\/how-independent-media-navigating-hong-kong%E2%80%99s-closing-press-freedom-environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hong Kong\u2019s closing press freedom environment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brazilian news outlet <strong>Aos Fatos integrates OpenAI API<\/strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2024\/01\/this-brazilian-fact-checking-org-uses-a-chatgpt-esque-bot-to-answer-reader-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fact-checking chatbot<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community news outlets <\/strong>seek to fill voids left by news deserts on <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyyonder.com\/independent-journalists-work-to-fill-rural-news-gaps-on-the-big-island-of-hawaii\/2024\/01\/04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hawaii\u2019s Big Island<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A look into <strong>Poland\u2019s ongoing fight<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/the_media_today\/poland_tusk_state_media_tvp.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">depoliticize state-run media<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aaron Rodgers <\/strong>removed from <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/5192981\/2024\/01\/10\/pat-mcafee-aaron-rodgers-appearances-done\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN\u2019s \u2018Pat McAfee Show\u2019<\/a> after suggesting Jimmy Kimmel has links to Jeffrey Epstein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"looking-ahead\">\ud83d\udcc5&nbsp;<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meta<\/strong> said on Tuesday that it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/meta-adds-measures-protect-teens-harmful-content-facebook-instagram-2024-01-09\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">move to limit the type of content<\/a> that teenagers on Instagram and Facebook can see, as pressure mounts from regulators to <strong>protect children from potentially harmful content<\/strong> on these platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. parents of teens express a range of concerns about their teens\u2019 social media use, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/12\/15\/explicit-content-time-wasting-are-key-social-media-worries-for-parents-of-u-s-teens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 survey from Pew Research Center<\/a>. For example, nearly half of parents (46%) say they are <strong>extremely or very worried that their teen could be exposed to explicit content<\/strong>, and 29% are highly concerned about their teens being harassed or bullied on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"chart-of-the-week\">\ud83d\udcca&nbsp;<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s chart from <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/12\/22\/black-americans-are-more-likely-than-others-to-say-they-see-problematic-news-coverage-of-black-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our recent blog post<\/a> shows that Democrats and independents who lean Democratic are more likely than Republicans and GOP leaners to say they see or hear racist or racially insensitive news coverage about Black people, a <strong>pattern that persists across racial and ethnic groups<\/strong>. Among White Americans, for example, 69% of Democrats say they see or hear this kind of coverage at least sometimes, compared with 40% of Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-310-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5728\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/the-briefing-2024-01-10\/sr_23-12-22_ban-gp_2-jpg\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1dedf\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/SR_23.12.22_ban-gp_2-jpg.webp?resize=480,886 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/SR_23.12.22_ban-gp_2-jpg.webp?resize=555,1024 555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"572\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/SR_23.12.22_ban-gp_2-jpg.webp?w=310\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5728 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1dedf; width:326px;height:auto\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Liedke, Sarah Naseer, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang and Emily Tomasik. 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