The Verge
The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
The Trump administration filed a statement in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, taking a position supporting OpenAI. The New York Times filed the lawsuit in December 2023, alleging that OpenAI trained its AI systems on New York Times articles and sought damages. The statement did not specify the administration's legal arguments or the relief being sought.