Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbots
The Trump administration is backing OpenAI over the New York Times in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI technology using millions of news articles
- Why it matters
- A government filing in an active case signals how the administration views AI training practices and may influence the court's interpretation of copyright law for the technology sector.
- Most affected
- OpenAI and similar AI companies training on published text — Government backing may improve their legal position in the lawsuit.
News publishers suing over unauthorized use of articles — They face an additional opposing voice in the legal argument. - Likely next
- Whether the New York Times or other publishers file a response to the administration's filing, and how the court rules on the underlying copyright claims.