In a proposal for the U.S. government’s “AI Action Plan,” OpenAI called for a U.S. copyright strategy that preserves American AI models’ ability to learn from copyrighted material. OpenAI stated that the fair use doctrine promotes AI development in America, leading to numerous AI startups, investments, and research breakthroughs. OpenAI has previously advocated for more permissive laws and regulations around AI training, arguing that limiting AI training to public domain content would not meet the needs of today’s citizens. Content owners who have sued OpenAI for copyright infringement may disagree with the company’s stance on this issue.
