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Technology keeps devastating news publishing, from Craigslist killing classifieds to AI like ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overview slashing news site traffic by nearly 50%. Generative AI like ChatGPT, trained on vast internet data, faces accusations of stealing publishers’ intellectual property, prompting lawsuits from the New York Times and Disney against firms like OpenAI.

Big Tech defends with “fair use” claims, but publishers argue AI undermines their business. Hollywood joins the fight, suing AI companies for similar violations. Publishers fight back with lawsuits and lobbying against Big Tech’s data theft. Publishers face plummeting traffic and revenue as AI delivers c ...