Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit

The U.S. government filed a letter supporting OpenAI in its lawsuit with the New York Times, arguing that training large-language models on copyrighted articles is “extraordinarily transformative” and does not compete with the Times’ content. The letter claims a ruling against OpenAI could harm AI development and American economic mobility, and it applies its arguments to all parties in related copyright cases. The Times and other plaintiffs have criticized the brief as flawed and misleading.