# wikiHow sues OpenAI over AI training, query use

Published: 2026-08-22T14:48:11.229Z · Source: Chat GPT Is Eating the World (https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2026/08/22/wikihow-sues-openai-for-copyright-infringement/)
Source date: 2026-08-22
Entities: openai, ai-litigation

wikiHow filed a copyright suit against OpenAI, alleging infringement in both OpenAI's training inputs and its responses to user queries, plus vicarious infringement and removal of copyright management information under the DMCA, per Chat GPT Is Eating the World. The site's litigation tracker counts it as the 24th copyright suit filed against OpenAI, and puts the nationwide total of AI copyright suits against any company at 137.

Why it matters: wikiHow's how-to content is exactly the kind of practical, structured text AI answer engines lean on, so its suit tests whether that category of publisher can extract licensing terms from OpenAI the way news and book publishers have sought.

## What this answers

**How many copyright lawsuits has OpenAI faced?**

wikiHow's Aug. 22 suit is the 24th copyright suit filed against OpenAI, and the 137th AI-copyright suit filed nationwide against any AI company, per Chat GPT Is Eating the World's litigation tracker.

**What is wikiHow suing OpenAI for?**

wikiHow alleges OpenAI infringed its copyrighted how-to content in both training and query responses, plus vicarious infringement and removal of copyright management information, per the complaint.


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