WorkThe story, in brief
Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit
The Trump administration just sided with OpenAI against the New York Times—and that changes the legal playbook for AI training.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
Government intervention in copyright precedent sets the regulatory foundation for how AI companies can use training data. This is no longer just a legal dispute; it's policy that affects what practitioners can legally do with their models.
The key facts
4 to knowUS government filed amicus brief supporting OpenAI's fair-use defense in NYT v. OpenAI
Trump administration position on AI training and IP rights
Fair-use doctrine applied to large-scale AI training
Government stance signals regulatory stance on data use for model training
Go to the source
Wired AIwired.com
Publisher excerpt: The US government wrote a letter in support of OpenAI’s argument that training AI on others' intellectual property is fair use.