US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case
The filing says restricting model training could weaken U.S. AI competitiveness and national security, and it could shape dozens of related copyright cases.
- On Tuesday, the Trump administration filed a brief in Manhattan federal court supporting OpenAI, arguing that training AI models on copyrighted text constitutes fair use under U.S. copyright law.
- The landmark lawsuit, filed in December 2023, accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of unlawfully using millions of articles without permission, seeking to recoup billions of dollars in damages from both companies.
- US attorneys wrote that restricting LLM development would "severely hamper" the Progress of Science and useful Arts, noting that "LLMs are already helping researchers across fields achieve major breakthroughs."
- The Trump administration has leaned heavily on statements of interest, which one official called "incredibly" successful at advancing policy aims; spokespeople for the White House, the Times, and OpenAI did not immediately respond.
- While media outlets like the Associated Press and Axel Springer have signed licensing deals with OpenAI, legal battles persist with other publishers as courts issued diverging rulings on AI training fair use last year.
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The Donald Trump administration stepped into OpenAI’s growing copyright battle with a major show of support. Federal officials argued that AI companies could generally rely on fair use when training models with copyrighted material. The move added Washington’s weight to a legal fight involving The New York Times and other copyright owners. It also raised the stakes for ChatGPT and the broader […]
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The government argues that restrictions on AI training will undermine national security, as well as competition among AI companies and news publishers.
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