Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbots
The Trump administration has publicly supported OpenAI in its legal battle with the New York Times, which alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft used their articles without permission to train AI systems. The Justice Department argued that the benefits of training large language models on copyrighted content outweigh potential competitive harm. The lawsuit, first filed in 2023, involves major newspapers accusing OpenAI of misusing their material.
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The Justice Department wrote that “the creative possibilities and public benefits” of training large language models on such content “far outweigh any competitive harm”
The Times and many companies are accusing OpenAI of misusing their material to train AI systems without compensation The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in a lawsuit against the New York Times, arguing in favor of the use of copyrighted writing to train artificial intelligence. The Times accuses OpenAI and its largest financial backer, Microsoft, of using millions of newspaper articles without permission to train OpenAI’s popular chatbot. Other newspapers have joined in the suit, first filed in 2023. Continue reading...
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