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US government sides with OpenAI over training LLMs on copyrighted material
The U.S. government has sided with OpenAI in the legal fight over whether training large language models on copyrighted material is lawful, TechCrunch reports. A court brief argues that a robust, competitive U.S. AI industry that sets global standards serves the national interest, giving AI labs a notable administrative endorsement.
The U.S. government has sided with OpenAI in the legal fight over whether large language models may be trained on copyrighted material, TechCrunch reports.
In a court brief, the government argues that "the United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the practice and procedure of AI use globally."
The filing ties the copyright dispute directly to industrial competitiveness, framing the outcome of training-data litigation as a matter of national interest rather than a narrow conflict between tech companies and rights holders.
For OpenAI and other AI labs, the endorsement is significant: their position on training data now carries the weight of an official administration stance, not just the arguments of their own legal teams.
The government's position does not decide the litigation by itself, but it can shape how courts and lawmakers weigh the legality of training AI on copyrighted works in the cases ahead.
The question to watch is whether the administration files similar briefs in other AI copyright disputes, and how rights holders respond to this official signal.
Why it matters
The U.S. government's official stance injects a policy variable into AI training-data copyright disputes, with potential influence on both litigation and future legislation.
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