Trump administration backs OpenAI in NYT case, calls LLM training fair use
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-03
Per WIRED, the Trump administration filed a letter with the court in the New York Times v. OpenAI copyright lawsuit siding with OpenAI:
- Argues training LLMs on copyrighted works is "extraordinarily transformative" fair use
- Claims the US has a "strong interest" in the question, tied to retaining global AI leadership; constraining LLMs under a flawed fair use reading would "thwart creative and scientific progress"
- Arguments apply to all parties in related cases, including other publishers and authors
Context: the Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023 over unauthorized training on its articles.
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