Wikimedia Foundation files amicus brief in New York Times v. OpenAI, backing fair use for AI training but attribution for RAG
The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, filed an amicus brief in The New York Times' copyright suit against OpenAI and Microsoft. It argues training LLMs on copyrighted work should be fair use, while RAG that serves content back to users must give attribution under CC BY-SA 4.0. It warns an overly black-and-white ruling could threaten open knowledge and open-source AI.
Why it matters
The case is a landmark for AI copyright, and Wikipedia is one of the most important sources of training data, so its position could shape how courts separate training from retrieval uses.
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