OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in New York Times lawsuit case

[diggan]

https://ground.news/article/openai-accidentally-deleted-potential-evidence-in-ny-times-copyright-lawsuit_169d8e

[sriram_malhar]

Accidentally removed the air quotes around "accidentally" ?

[infamouscow]

I may have this wrong, but it sounds like this is "Much Ado About Nothing" and the data can be simply restored from backup.

[eviks → infamouscow]

Unless it can't?

> OpenAI could only recover some information, rendering it effectively useless, according to the lawyers involved.

[snypher → eviks]

I wouldn't leave nyt_all.zip sitting in the Recycle Bin for too long.