US sides with OpenAI in NYT copyright suit

The lawsuit, filed by The New York Times, centers on whether OpenAI's use of copyrighted material to train its LLMs is protected under fair use. The Trump administration's brief, referencing an executive order signed by President Trump last year, argues that the U.S. has a strong interest in maintaining leadership in AI and that a narrow reading of fair use would hinder progress. This intervention comes amid a broader legal debate where cases have largely been favorable to AI companies, such as the $1.5 billion settlement ordered against Anthropic for using illegal shadow libraries, not for the act of training itself. The brief is not a ruling, but it signals the government's stance and could influence the court's perspective, even though it lacks jurisdiction.