The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit
What's happening
The Trump administration (through the United States Department of Justice) filed a Statement of Interest backing OpenAI in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit over training AI. The brief argues that training large language models on copyrighted material is fair use and calls the Times' "dilution" theory "deeply flawed," while saying the U.S. has an interest in a robust, competitive AI industry. The Times' suit, filed in December 2023, seeks to recoup "billions of dollars" in damages and alleges OpenAI unlawfully trained its systems on Times articles.
Why it's trending
The government weighed in now to shape legal precedent around AI training as lawsuits over LLM training escalate and industry stakes grow.
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If you think the government should side with legacy media against Big Tech, the DOJ just disagrees: it told a court that training LLMs on copyrighted text is fair use and trashed the Times' "dilution" argument as "deeply flawed."
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- US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material
"The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the practice and procedure of AI use globally," the brief reads.
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- US gov sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted materialHackerNewsSep 3
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