US Government Sides With OpenAI in Fight Over AI Training on Copyrighted Material

The US government has officially sided with OpenAI in a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times. According to a court document filed Tuesday, the administration of President Donald Trump argues that training Large Language Models on copyrighted material constitutes transformative fair use. This legal position supports the practice of using copyrighted works to develop AI models, a decision that carries significant implications for the future operation and legality of various AI tools across the industry.