The US government backs OpenAI in its dispute with The New York Times: Can AI companies use copyrighted content without paying?

The United States government has formally supported OpenAI in its ongoing legal dispute with The New York Times. The lawsuit, which also names Microsoft as a defendant, centers on whether artificial intelligence companies are permitted to utilize copyrighted content for model training without providing compensation to the original publishers. This case is viewed as a pivotal legal challenge that could establish significant precedents regarding the scope of intellectual property rights in the era of generative artificial intelligence.