Trump Administration Backs OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit
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The Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest siding with the AI company, reflecting the Trump administration’s support in the dispute. The New York Times filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of training its large language models on copyrighted Times articles, a claim the Department of Justice is actively contesting by siding with OpenAI.
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- AV Club: Predictably, Trump sides with OpenAI against human journalists
- Financial Times: Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright battle
- Hacker News: EFF to Courts: Don't Rewrite Copyright over AI Hype
- ABC News US: Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbots