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The U.S. government has formally supported OpenAI’s central argument in its copyright dispute with The New York Times, stating that training AI models on copyrighted materials alone does not breach copyright law. In its filed statement, the Department of Justice argued that training large language models (LLMs) on copyrighted texts is “transformative” and fits within fair use doctrine. The DOJ separated the issues of data acquisition, training, and output generation, focusing specifically on model training as a non-infringing act. The document highlights potential national security risks and competitive disadvantages if U.S. AI development faces excessive copyright restrictions. The filing is advisory and does not bind the court, which must assess fair use on a case-by-case basis. 📰 @aipost