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Chat GPT Is Eating the World
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/
peripheral comparatorBoundary and governanceactive
The archive's reading. The archive reads it as optional legal commentary and tracking, where authors appear as plaintiffs over the use of their works in training; how authorship is made or attributed with AI sits in its AI & Authorship Tracker and its opinion piece, both unread here, and the site argues positions of its own (amicus briefs, opinion pieces).
| Relation to this census | peripheral comparator |
|---|---|
| Record type | index |
| The question it answers | litigation tracking: which suits against AI companies the site has counted, when, and with what filings |
| Kind | news site and set of trackers on AI developments, chiefly AI copyright and tort litigation ('AI copyright & tort litigation, tracked in real time') |
| Operator | not named in the saved sources: the About page speaks as 'we'; a post on the home page speaks in the first person ('various individuals (myself included)'); it states it is not affiliated with OpenAI or other AI developers; a sister site, Claude Is Eating the World |
| Evidence | litigation record; critical commentary |
| Unit of record | a news post on a case or filing, usually with the complaint or order to download; and tracker entries (a case, a suit on a map, a plaintiffs' firm) |
| What it records | lawsuits against AI companies, chiefly copyright suits in the U.S. (with a world map), and tort, BIPA, data-center, web-scraping and AI-agent cases; an AI & Authorship Tracker is listed in its menus |
| Whose authorship it keeps | not recorded as authorship: it keeps the record of suits against AI companies, with plaintiffs named in its posts (authors among them, as in a textbook authors' letter on the Bartz v. Anthropic settlement) |
| Under what name | not recorded: the AI & Authorship Tracker named in its menus was not read |
| Who holds it | the site's unnamed operator, on WordPress, with a Substack newsletter; no license stated |
| Authorial function and responsibility | not recorded: the AI & Authorship Tracker and the opinion piece on authorship are unread; its posts name authors as plaintiffs over the use of their works |
| Method | news-derived tracking of court filings and dockets, posted as stories with downloadable complaints and orders, and compiled into trackers, maps, a master list, a timeline and a master chart of claims; the author also writes opinion pieces and filed an amicus brief in the OpenAI MDL |
| Coverage | geography: U.S. chiefly; a world map counts suits in the rest of the world; period: monthly archives from January 2023 to October 2026 |
| Count | value: 157 copyright suits v. AI companies (the latest map story); the U.S. map block reads 148 suits in the U.S., last updated Oct. 8, 2026; the world map block reads 130 (100 U.S. + 30 rest of world), last updated April 5, 2026; as_of: the home page as read 2026-11-01 |
| Holdings | a map of copyright suits v. AI companies: total 157 in the latest story; trackers: AI Copyright Case, AI Authorship, AI Tort Lawsuit, AI Data Center Lawsuits, BIPA Litigation, Web Scraping & AI Agents, Plaintiffs' Firms (beta); a Master List of Lawsuits v. AI (last updated Dec. 5, 2025) and a Master Chart of Claims (last updated Mar. 31, 2026); an opinion piece 'How courts should analyze authorship with AI' |
| Stated limits | the infographic of AI companies sued is 'In need of updating TBA'; the Plaintiffs' Firms tracker 'is still in beta and we are fixing a few glitches'; the amicus count is 'By my unofficial count'; its trackers carry their own last-updated dates, which differ (the U.S. map at 148 and the latest map story at 157) |
| Data access | free public website; downloadable complaints, orders and maps; a free Substack newsletter |
| Licence | not stated in the saved sources |
| Lifecycle | state: active; detail: posts through October 2026 (a hearing set for Oct. 30); the U.S. map updated Oct. 8, 2026; monthly archives from January 2023 |
| Version and time | us_map_updated: 2026-10-08; world_map_updated: 2026-04-05; master_list_updated: 2025-12-05; master_chart_updated: 2026-03-31; archives_from: 2023-01; read: 2026-11-01 |
| Founded | not stated; the archives begin January 2023 |
What its record can settle
- which copyright and tort suits against AI companies the site has counted, and when it counted them
- the course of a named case as its posts report it, with the filed documents to download
What it cannot settle
- how any authorship question was decided (the AI & Authorship Tracker was not read)
- who runs the site (not named in the saved sources)
- a stable single total: its counts differ by tracker and date
Kept apart
- NOT affiliated with OpenAI or the developers of the AI systems it discusses, by its own disclaimer
- NOT a neutral docket service: its author files amicus briefs and writes opinion pieces
- NOT an authorship registry: its record is of lawsuits
- NOT a single tracker: the row's object is the site's index of suits across its trackers, maps and posts
Relations
- neighbour: Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (the home page lists a story headed 'US Copyright Office registers copyright of AI-generated image')
Evidence
- self_description (the resource's own statement):
We track the latest developments in AI. We view the advances in these AI technologies as one of the most significant transformations of society in the 21st century.
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/about/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 d1d519f5940d767a… - disclaimer (the resource's own statement):
DISCLAIMER : We are not affiliated in any way with OpenAI, or the developers of other AI systems discussed.
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/about/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 d1d519f5940d767a… - sister (the resource's own statement):
Visit our sister site Claude Is Eating the World:
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/about/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 d1d519f5940d767a… - tagline (the resource's own statement):
AI copyright & tort litigation, tracked in real time.
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/about/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 d1d519f5940d767a… - authorship_tracker (the resource's own statement):
AI & Authorship Tracker
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/about/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 d1d519f5940d767a… - count_157 (the resource's own statement):
We added 9 new lawsuits. The new total is 157 copyright suits v. AI companies.
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - us_map (the resource's own statement):
last updated Oct. 8, 2026. Current total = 148 suits in U.S.
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - world_map (the resource's own statement):
last updated April 5, 2026. Current total = 130 copyright suits = 100 in U.S. + 30 in rest of world.
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - master_list (the resource's own statement):
Master List of Lawsuits v. AI last updated Dec. 5, 2025.
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - master_chart (the resource's own statement):
Master Chart of Claims in Cases Last updated Mar. 31, 2026
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - infographic (the resource's own statement):
In need of updating TBA
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - beta (the resource's own statement):
This is still in beta and we are fixing a few glitches
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - amicus (the resource's own statement):
This week, various individuals (myself included) and entities have asked Judge Stein for leave to file amicus briefs in the OpenAI MDL litigation. By my unofficial count, 52 proposed amicus briefs were filed
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - authors_plaintiffs (the resource's own statement):
Academic textbook authors voice concerns about their publishers seeking 85% cut of Bartz settlement distribution
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - opinion (the resource's own statement):
Opinion: How courts should analyze authorship with AI
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - usco (the resource's own statement):
US Copyright Office registers copyright of AI-generated image
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - hearing (the resource's own statement):
sets 2d hearing to continue Daubert hearing on Oct. 30, 1 PM
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - archives_start (the resource's own statement):
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https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - newsletter (the resource's own statement):
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https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 e2359288b14888f5… - wordpress (the resource's own statement):
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Unchecked
the AI & Authorship Tracker (named in the menus; unsaved); the opinion piece 'How courts should analyze authorship with AI' and the story on the Copyright Office registration; the case trackers, maps and master list themselves; the operator's name (not in the saved sources)
Cite: Lee Sharks, ed. "Chat GPT Is Eating the World." How authorship is made and named: a meta-aggregator, leesharks.com, compiled 2026-11-01. https://www.leesharks.com/apparatus/aggregators/chatgpt-eating-the-world