On Yeschat, users can release their “interior cynical” with the help of a Larry David bot. Or “explore Jewish wisdom” with another Larry David Bot. Or workshop horror stories with a Stephen King bot. Or discuss criticism with Roger Ebert.
It is unlikely that celebrities whose names appear on these robots have something to do with them.
Last month, Tony Robbins, the motivator lecturer, continued the creators of Yeschat, accusing them of diverting his name and his reputation for a series of robots on the site. Among them: talk to Tony Robbins, Tony Robbins GPT and Tony Robbins Español GPT.
Robbins alleges that unauthorized robots have ingested its seminars and other content protected by copyright, and essentially resells it under his name, which he has deposited. Yeschat has various paid subscription levels, ranging from $ 8 / month to $ 40 / month, giving users access to 200,000 GPT.
The trial alleys that the bots are competing with the authorized clone of Robbins, which is available on its website for $ 99 / month.
Brian Wolf, the lawyer who filed the case, said that it was the first costume of this type that he was aware of.
“I do not know that there was another situation where a public personality or a celebrity filed a complaint against a replica of Chatbot GPT, where they created a chatbot to imitate the character of a well-known individual,” he said.
Yeschat did not respond to the letter to stop and abstain from Wolf. The companies behind her – Innoleap and Mira Muse – have not yet responded to the trial, which was filed before the Federal Court of San Diego on June 26.
The pursuit alleges the federal brand and the false advertising complaints, as well as a violation of the law of advertising of California. The prosecution requires at least $ 10 million in compensatory damages for unfair competition, plus $ 2 million for each brand violation, plus punitive damages for “a deliberate and malicious fault”.
Other creators have filed numerous proceedings on the unauthorized use of material protected by copyright to form AI models. AI companies have managed to assert that such training is “fair use”, but Wolf says that this affair is different.
“These cases are different from this case, where they imitate and recreate a virtual personality of a well -known individual and publish it as such,” said Wolf, of Lavely & Singer. “We represent countless celebrities and public figures, and we adopt a fairly aggressive approach on behalf of these customers.”
