NYT has sued OpenAI for using its articles for training ChatGPT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67826601

The article states that NYT has already tried to resolve the matter out of court since April.

The steps in a civil lawsuit are:

1. Pleadings (Initial complaint filed by plaintiff (done), defendant answers or files a motion to dismiss)

2. Discovery

3. Trial

4. Verdict

This question resolves no if a settlement is reached out of court before opening statements are made in a trial (step 3), or the case is dismissed pre trial. Edit: any sequence of events that avoids any trial resolves no.

The question resolves yes if opening statements are presented in a trial, even if a settlement is reached later. Edit: a trial for a subset of the complaints or to determine damages also resolves as yes.

If neither settlement nor dismissal occurs and trial has not started by the closing date (end of 2024) the question resolves n/a