Trump Administration Backs OpenAI in Copyright Battle

The Trump administration has filed a 20-page brief defending OpenAI's use of copyrighted material to train its AI models, amid a lawsuit brought by The New York Times. The brief argues that restricting AI development would harm American economic competitiveness and global AI leadership. The central legal question revolves around fair use and whether AI training on copyrighted works is sufficiently transformative to be deemed legal. While the brief carries no judicial authority, it could influence the case being tried in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.