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AI & Big Tech Harm Case Tracker

A continuously updated, sourced record of lawsuits and regulatory actions over harm caused by AI systems, social media platforms, and Big Tech — chatbot failures, addictive design, child safety, biometric privacy, algorithmic denials, and more. Each case links to attorneys who handle that kind of matter.

If something like one of these happened to you, you don't have to navigate it alone — open a case and use it to find and contact attorneys who handle that exact kind of harm.

4 cases · Copyright & training data

• Copyright & training data

  Ruling issued

  UK ruling Nov 4, 2025

  Getty Images v. Stability AI Ltd.

  Stability AI "Stable Diffusion" image generator · United Kingdom (and United States)

  Getty Images sued Stability AI alleging its images were scraped to train Stable Diffusion, asserting copyright, database-right, trademark and passing-off claims. In November 2025 the English High Court largely rejected the copyright claims, holding the model contains no reproductions of the works, but found limited trademark infringement where outputs reproduced the Getty watermark. A parallel U.S. case is ongoing.

• Copyright & training data

  Ongoing

  Filed Dec 27, 2023

  The New York Times Company v. Microsoft Corp. & OpenAI

  OpenAI ChatGPT / Microsoft Copilot · United States (New York)

  The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft alleging unauthorized copying of millions of its articles to train GPT models, seeking damages and destruction of infringing datasets. In a 2025 ruling the court allowed core copyright claims to proceed past a motion to dismiss; the case is consolidated with related publisher suits and remains pending.

• Copyright & training data

  Ongoing

This tracker is an informational summary of public legal matters compiled from the sources cited on each case page. It is not legal advice and is not a complete record of any case. Verify current status with primary sources before relying on it.