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New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial
Thursday, July 9, 2026
The New York Times and other news publishers filed a motion for sanctions against OpenAI, alleging the company withheld tools and datasets that could identify copyrighted journalism in ChatGPT outputs. The motion was filed as part of an ongoing lawsuit by publishers over OpenAI's use of their content to train the AI system. OpenAI has not yet responded to the allegations.
