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The administration supports OpenAI in copyright lawsuit against media companies to maintain global leadership in artificial intelligence

The administration filed a brief in Manhattan federal court supporting OpenAI in its ongoing legal battle against the New York Times and other media outlets. The government argued that the United States has a strong interest in developing a competitive artificial intelligence industry to maintain global leadership.

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The administration asserted that training large language models on copyrighted material is an "extraordinarily" transformative use that falls under the fair use doctrine. The New York Times and other plaintiffs, including The Intercept, accuse OpenAI and Microsoft of using millions of articles without permission or compensation. The administration countered that a narrow definition of fair use would hamper scientific progress and economic mobility. Associate attorney general Stanley Woodward Jr. stated that the administration will not let the nation be at a disadvantage due to a misunderstanding of copyright law. While the government supports the tech companies, Matt Topic, the attorney for The Intercept, argued that the administration's position reflects a pro-AI policy that could result in an uncompensated transfer of intellectual property rights from news organizations to technology companies.

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