美国政府在纽约时报诉 OpenAI 版权案中支持 AI 训练适用合理使用

The Trump administration has backed OpenAI ( OPENAI ) in its copyright fight with The New York Times, arguing that training artificial intelligence models on copyrighted material can generally qualify as fair use, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The US government filed a brief Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, offering its first known position in the growing legal battle over how AI companies obtain and use material to develop their systems. The filing has no binding legal effect, but its support could strengthen OpenAI ( OPENAI ) and other technology companies as they face lawsuits from publishers, authors, record labels, and other copyright owners. The government said courts should reject arguments that training large language models on copyrighted works violates copyright law, citing potential benefits for scientific research, national security, and economic growth. The Times sued OpenAI ( OPENAI ) and Microsoft ( MSFT ) in 2023, accusing the companies of using millions of its articles without authorization to train the technology behind ChatGPT. The case is part of a broader wave of litigation involving companies including Anthropic and Meta Platforms ( META ). The central legal question is whether AI training amounts to a sufficiently transformative use of copyrighted material to qualify for fair-use protection. Courts have offered conflicting views so far, with two judges reaching different conclusions last year. The administration has separately urged other countries to embrace fair use for AI development while seeking protections for creators.