Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief supporting OpenAI's position in a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times, arguing that training artificial intelligence systems on copyrighted material constitutes fair use under federal law. The Times sued OpenAI in December 2023, claiming the company used millions of its articles to train its language models without permission or compensation. OpenAI has maintained that its use of the material qualifies as fair use because it transforms the original content into a new product. The Justice Department's filing represents the Biden administration's position on the case, which remains pending in federal court.

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