Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit
The US government wrote a letter in support of OpenAI’s argument that training AI on others' intellectual property is fair use.
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US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case
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The Trump administration filed a letter supporting OpenAI's position in a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times in 2023. The Times accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of using millions of newspaper articles without permission to train ChatGPT. The US government's submission argues that using copyrighted material to train AI systems constitutes fair use.
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US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case
The lawsuit, first filed in 2023, accuses OpenAI and its financial backer, Microsoft, of using millions of newspaper articles without permission to train its chatbot.