
Training AI should be fair use, but regurgitating articles shouldn't, says Wikimedia Foundation.
In the New York Times' case against OpenAI, the Wikimedia Foundation argues that training artificial intelligence should be considered fair use, while verbatim regurgitation of articles should not.
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The Wikimedia Foundation stated its position regarding the legal dispute between The New York Times and OpenAI over AI training data.
In the NYT’s case against OpenAI, the Wikimedia Foundation says training AI should be fair use — but regurgitating articles shouldn’t.

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