![Charles Krupa Nicholas Basbanes, left, is interviewed with his longtime friend Nick Gage, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. Authors and retired newspaper journalists Gage and Basbanes decided to sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft when they found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/eb53e71795d14a3889e2358a89b49927/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Nicholas Basbanes, left, is interviewed with his longtime friend Nick Gage, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. Authors and retired newspaper journalists Gage and Basbanes decided to sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft when they found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
![Charles Krupa Nicholas Basbanes, gestures during an interview, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. Authors and retired newspaper journalists Basbanes and his longtime friend Nick Gage decided to sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft when thery found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bd0aca5c29ae4ec2b619aa1fb3499819/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Nicholas Basbanes, gestures during an interview, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. Authors and retired newspaper journalists Basbanes and his longtime friend Nick Gage decided to sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft when thery found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
![Charles Krupa Nick Gage gestures during an interview in his home, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. When Gage and his longtime friend Nick Basbanes found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work, the two authors and retired newspaper journalists tapped a son-in-law to sue the companies behind the artificial intelligence chatbot. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7242c83db2a94081a4a1836feb782958/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Nick Gage gestures during an interview in his home, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. When Gage and his longtime friend Nick Basbanes found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work, the two authors and retired newspaper journalists tapped a son-in-law to sue the companies behind the artificial intelligence chatbot. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
![Charles Krupa Nick Gage, left, poses with his longtime friend Nicholas Basbanes, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. Authors and retired newspaper journalists Gage and Basbanes decided to sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft when they found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/42c1cc68fd484f17994ee5ffa6f998e9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Nick Gage, left, poses with his longtime friend Nicholas Basbanes, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. Authors and retired newspaper journalists Gage and Basbanes decided to sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft when they found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
![Charles Krupa Nick Gage talks with his longtime friend Nicholas Basbanes, left, in Gage's library, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. When the two authors and retired newspaper journalists found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work, they tapped a son-in-law to sue the companies behind the artificial intelligence chatbot. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0d6fa25929a84a4f9682342fd00ae667/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Nick Gage talks with his longtime friend Nicholas Basbanes, left, in Gage's library, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. When the two authors and retired newspaper journalists found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work, they tapped a son-in-law to sue the companies behind the artificial intelligence chatbot. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
![Charles Krupa Nick Gage, left, selects a book from his library while talking with his longtime friend Nicholas Basbanes, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. Authors and retired newspaper journalists Gage and Basbanes decided to sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft when they found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9a57805d546149b3a363b1d5f9613c5b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Nick Gage, left, selects a book from his library while talking with his longtime friend Nicholas Basbanes, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Grafton, Mass. Authors and retired newspaper journalists Gage and Basbanes decided to sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft when they found out that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)