The Times Sues OpenAI, a Debate Over iMessage and Our New Year’s Tech Resolutions

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The Times Sues OpenAI, a Debate Over iMessage and Our New Year’s Tech Resolutions

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Kevin Roose and

Davis Land, Rachel Cohn and

Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and

The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft last week for copyright infringement. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton walk through the lawsuit and discuss the stakes for news publishers. Then, they talk about Apple’s “walled garden,” which is facing threats from both regulators and 16-year-olds. Finally, we set our tech resolutions for the new year.

Today’s guest: Eric Migicovsky, co-founder of Beeper

Additional Reading:

  • The New York Times sued OpenAI.

  • Apple’s latest headache in the debate over blue vs. green bubbles.

The New York Times logo in yellow against a blue background with orange and purple emojilike graphics.
Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton and produced by Davis Land and Rachel Cohn. The show is edited by Jen Poyant. Engineering by Alyssa Moxley and original music by Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto. Fact-checking by Caitlin Love.

Special thanks to Paula Szuchman, Pui-Wing Tam, Nell Gallogly, Kate LoPresti and Jeffrey Miranda.