Right now, nobody has really said anything or attempted to level any sort of lawsuit against OpenAI, and that doesn't necessarily mean this sort of behaviour is acceptable. It could just mean that the creators are unsure of what legal avenues they even have in the first place, or simply lack the resources to do so.
False.

'New York Times' considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirl
The news publisher and maker of ChatGPT have held tense negotiations over striking a licensing deal for the use of the paper's articles to train the chatbot. Now, legal action is being considered.


Five Key Points from the Invasion of Privacy Lawsuit Against OpenAI
On September 6, OpenAI faced its second invasion of privacy lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California, for allegedly stealing private information from millions of internet users.
In fact OpenAI is facing a growing mountain of legal challenges over their use of copy written material to train their system.