OpenAI Pleads with Trump: Loosen Copyright Restrictions or the US Loses the AI Race

OpenAI warns that the US will lose the AI race to China if it can't access copyrighted material for AI training. They're urging the Trump administration to create more lenient "fair use" rules, allowing AI models to utilize copyrighted data for training. OpenAI argues that China's rapid AI advancements, coupled with restrictive US data access for AI models, will result in American defeat. This move has sparked outrage from copyright holders and publishers, who fear unauthorized use of their works for AI training and increased plagiarism. OpenAI counters that using copyrighted data is crucial for developing more powerful AI, vital for US national security and competitiveness.