Why the DOJ’s OpenAI copyright stance is the real threat to national security

The US Department of Justice filed a statement in a New York court in support of OpenAI, arguing that training LLMs on copyrighted texts falls under fair use. The agency claims that restricting training would harm US competitiveness and national security.

• DOJ insists training LLMs on books is 'exceedingly transformative' use
• Agency says licenses would raise barriers for AI companies
• Plaintiffs include NYT, Ziff Davis, George Martin and Sarah Silverman
• DOJ: foreign competitors would violate copyright anyway