July 9, 2026 · TechCrunch
NYT accuses OpenAI of hiding evidence in copyright suit
The New York Times filed a motion for sanctions against OpenAI, alleging it hid tools and datasets that could identify copyrighted journalism in ChatGPT outputs. The filing escalates the publisher's ongoing copyright lawsuit against OpenAI.
Why it matters: Could shape the outcome of a landmark AI copyright case and set precedent for evidence handling in AI training-data disputes.