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Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training

By Blake Brittain

Mar 17 2026 7:01AM

For allegedly misusing their reference materials.

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training

Encyclopedia Britannica and its ⁠Merriam-Webster subsidiary ⁠have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train its artificial intelligence models. Britannica said in the complaint ‌that Microsoft-backed OpenAI used ‌its ...

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