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New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial
July 10, 2026
News publishers say OpenAI hid tools and datasets that could identify copyrighted journalism in ChatGPT outputs, and they are escalating their lawsuit with a new motion for sanctions. The dispute matters because the missing evidence could affect whether ChatGPT was trained or evaluated on copyrighted news content, which is central to the broader copyright case against OpenAI.
News publishers say OpenAI hid tools and datasets that could identify copyrighted journalism in ChatGPT outputs, escalating their lawsuit with a new motion for sanctions.
Source: techcrunch.com