US government formally backs OpenAI: training LLMs on copyrighted texts is fair use
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-03
The Trump administration filed a statement of interest backing OpenAI's core fair-use argument in its copyright fight with The New York Times — Washington's first formal intervention in the wave of AI-training copyright lawsuits.
- The filing states that "the training of AI models on copyrighted material, in and of itself, does not violate copyright laws"
- It argues the fourth fair-use factor supports OpenAI's training on NYT articles being fair use, partly on national-security grounds
- The filing is advisory rather than binding on the court
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