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Trump Administration Supports OpenAI in NYT Copyright Lawsuit

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The Trump administration has filed a statement of interest in support of OpenAI in a copyright lawsuit initiated by The New York Times. The lawsuit, filed in December 2023, alleges that OpenAI unlawfully trained its AI systems on NYT articles and seeks billions in damages. The administration argues that training AI models on copyrighted text constitutes fair use and is essential for American prosperity.

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The Trump administration's intervention in the lawsuit marks a significant political backing for OpenAI's stance on fair use in AI training.

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The Trump administration filed a statement of interest in the case, supporting OpenAI’s argument that it’s fair use to train an AI model on copyrighted text.

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The New York Times seeks to narrow fair-use doctrine to exclude the training of OpenAI’s large language models.

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The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit

The Verge·2h ago