US government sides with OpenAI on training LLMs on copyrighted material
joshka · hn · 2026-09-03
Per TechCrunch, the US government has sided with OpenAI in the dispute over training large language models on copyrighted material. The stance could carry major weight in pending copyright litigation and effectively support fair-use arguments for AI training, while drawing fresh backlash from authors and rights holders. The story is being actively discussed on Hacker News.
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