EQUIPThe Verge · 02 Sept
The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit
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The Trump administration has formally intervened in the copyright litigation between OpenAI and The New York Times, siding with the AI developer. This executive move influences a landmark case seeking billions in damages over unauthorized training data usage.
- 01U.S. government intervention supports OpenAI against allegations of unlawful content training
- 02Legal outcome will determine liability for billions in damages claimed by The New York Times
- 03Case establishes critical precedent for intellectual property rights within the generative AI sector
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The Trump administration has intervened in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, making an argument in favor of the AI lab. The landmark lawsuit, filed in December 2023, alleging that OpenAI unlawfully trained its AI systems on articles from The New York Times and seeks to recoup "billions of dollars" in damages from […]