The Trump administration is reportedly backing OpenAI amid a high‑profile lawsuit from the New York Times that accuses the AI company of using the paper’s articles to train its chatbots. The Times, which filed suit in 2023, argues that OpenAI’s use of its content violates fair‑use rights, a claim that could reshape how news is harvested for machine learning. With millions of users interacting with OpenAI’s models, the case raises questions about copyright, free speech and the future of journalism in the age of AI. The administration’s support signals a potential shift in policy toward more lenient treatment of AI training data.
President Trump's administration is signaling support of OpenAI as it defends itself from a lawsuit brought by the New York Times over fair use of the outlet's content. The Times sued OpenAI in 2023 over the use of its journalism to train its systems and popular chatbots, which today are used by millions of people...
