OpenAI is gearing up for a legal fight with The New York Times. A loss could cause chaos for the entire AI industry.

• OpenAI and Microsoft are facing lawsuits over the AI lab's flagship product, ChatGPT.
• In a recent suit, The New York Times alleged near word-for-word repetition of its articles. 
• OpenAI has fired back at the Times, accusing them of "intentionally manipulating prompts."

OpenAI and The New York Times are gearing up for a legal fight.

The Times sued the AI company in December, accusing OpenAI and its parent company, Microsoft, of taking a "free ride" on its journalism by using it to build products without "permission or payment."