Trump Administration Backs OpenAI in Copyright Dispute With $NYT

The Trump administration has filed a 20-page brief supporting OpenAI in its ongoing copyright lawsuit against The New York Times ($NYT). The government argued that utilizing copyrighted materials to train large language models can qualify as fair use.
The administration cautioned that interpreting fair use too narrowly to restrict artificial intelligence training could damage American innovation and the nation's leadership in the AI sector.
While the filing does not carry the legal weight of a court ruling, it officially positions the federal government alongside OpenAI on one of the most significant legal issues currently facing the AI industry.