US government backs OpenAI in NYT copyright case: training is not infringement
Charuru · reddit · 2026-09-03
According to Reuters, the US government has sided with OpenAI in the New York Times copyright lawsuit, arguing that training AI models on copyrighted material is not infringement.
The position is a landmark moment for ongoing generative-AI copyright litigation: if courts adopt it, the legal risk to OpenAI and peers over training data shrinks dramatically — while content creators push back hard, as the original poster's title laments ("It's over for humans that create content"). The outcome will shape the balance of power between publishing and AI companies.
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