U.S. Urges G20 to Embrace "Fair Use" for AI Training on Copyrighted Work

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged G20 officials at a tech-focused meeting in North Carolina to allow AI companies to train models on creators' work while embracing "fair use," saying countries need "frameworks that protect creators and inventors... without creating the barriers that prevent the next generation of innovators." He did not offer specifics on implementation.
Separately, the Justice Department filed a brief backing OpenAI in its copyright dispute with the New York Times and other newspapers, arguing that AI training generally qualifies as fair use.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who appeared alongside Lutnick, reportedly urged policymakers to focus regulation on "real-world problems" rather than "theoretical harms."