The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit
The Trump administration has filed a statement of interest supporting OpenAI in its ongoing copyright lawsuit against The New York Times. The government argues that training AI models on copyrighted material constitutes fair use and is essential for scientific and economic progress.
Why it matters
This intervention signals a significant shift in federal policy toward AI development, potentially setting a legal precedent that prioritizes AI innovation over traditional copyright protections for media outlets.
The Trump administration has intervened in The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, making an argument in favor of the AI lab.
The landmark lawsuit, filed in December 2023, alleging that OpenAI unlawfully trained its AI systems on articles from The New York Times and seeks to recoup “billions of dollars” in damages from both Microsoft and OpenAI. This week, 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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