WikiHow filed a complaint against OpenAI on August 21, 2026, alleging unauthorized copying of its how-to articles for training ChatGPT and for retrieval-augmented generation, and that ChatGPT generates substitute outputs. The lawsuit claims willful copyright and DMCA violations, with wikiHow seeking statutory damages of up to $150,000 per work and a permanent injunction. For a financial institution, this adds to the growing legal liability exposure for AI vendors around training-data provenance, potentially increasing procurement risk and balance-sheet costs.
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