DOJ sides with OpenAI over NY Times in lawsuit alleging AI copyright infringement
The Justice Department is backing OpenAI in its high-stakes legal battle with the New York Times – arguing in a court filing that using copyrighted content to train artificial intelligence models does not violate the law.
- Why it matters
- The filing argues that using copyrighted content to train AI models does not violate copyright law, which directly addresses the legal standard the court will apply to resolve the Times' claims.
- Most affected
- AI companies using copyrighted material for model training — A potential legal precedent supporting their current practice.
- Likely next
- Whether the court rules on the copyright infringement claims and whether the Justice Department's position influences the outcome.