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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Hamilton

EXPLAINED: Twitter accuses microsoft of misusing its data foreshadowing a possible fight over ai | Vintage Vibes

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A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software giant.

The letter primarily addresses a seemingly narrow set of alleged infractions by Microsoft in drawing information from Twitter’s database of tweets. But the move could foreshadow more serious developments. Musk has previously accused Microsoft and its partner OpenAI in a tweet of “illegally” using Twitter data to develop sophisticated AI systems such as ChatGPT.

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