The trump administration backs OpenAI in copyright dispute with the new york times

The Trump administration has entered the fray in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, supporting the AI company's position that training its models on copyrighted text constitutes fair use. The lawsuit, filed in December 2023, alleges that OpenAI improperly used The New York Times' articles to train its AI systems and seeks billions in damages from Microsoft and OpenAI. This week, the administration filed a statement of interest in the case, aligning with OpenAI's argument that such training is a fair use. The New York Times, however, aims to narrow the fair-use doctrine to exclude the training of large language models like OpenAI's. The case has significant implications for the future of AI development and copyright law. The full story can be found at The Verge.