Trump Admin Tells Judge: Let OpenAI Eat The Times' Lunch
The Trump administration just filed a statement of interest backing OpenAI in its billion-dollar copyright brawl with The New York Times, arguing training AI on copyrighted articles is fair use that protects 'American prosperity.' The Times sued in 2023 claiming OpenAI and Microsoft ripped off its journalism to build ChatGPT. Trump, who's also suing the Times for defamation, has repeatedly used these court filings to push AI-friendly policy without needing Congress. The ruling could set precedent for every media outlet fighting AI labs over stolen words.
Why it matters
If courts side with OpenAI here, it could gut copyright leverage for every publisher not already cutting licensing checks with AI companies. Meanwhile outlets like AP and Vox already struck paid deals, so the Times holding out just got a lot riskier.