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US urges G20 to allow AI training on creators’ work

By Sohail Khan 3 September 2026, 6:44 am

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The United States urged G20 nations to create rules for AI training on copyrighted works. Major American tech firms face lawsuits over using creator content for AI development. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick advocated for "fair use" principles to protect artists. The Justice Department supported OpenAI's use of copyrighted material for AI training. G20 nations aim to address novel AI considerations without new specific regulations.

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina: The U.S. urged G20 countries on Wednesday to develop rules governing how AI companies use copyrighted material to train their systems, as major American technology firms face mounting lawsuits over the practice.

Companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta have been sued in the U.S. by authors, publishers, media organizations and other creators who allege the firms misused their work to develop AI products.

Tech firms train their ‌AI models ⁠to generate ⁠images and text by feeding them vast amounts of data, often including books, music and art. They have argued that using that work to build their AI tools is legal.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the G20 officials at a tech-focused meeting in North Carolina that they should allow AI companies to train their models on creators' work, while finding a way to "protect artists."

He said the countries should embrace "fair use," a principle that allows the unauthorized use of copyright-protected works under certain circumstances.

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"We need frameworks ⁠that protect ‌creators and inventors whose ingenuity drives our economies without creating the barriers that prevent the next generation of innovators," Lutnick told the gathering of officials representing G20 countries.

Lutnick did ⁠not offer specifics on how to accomplish that.

The U.S. Justice Department separately on Wednesday filed a brief supporting OpenAI in its dispute with the New York Times and several other newspapers over the company's use of their work to train the large language models behind ChatGPT, saying AI training generally makes fair use of copyrighted material.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang appeared alongside Lutnick ahead of the commerce secretary's speech on Wednesday.

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Huang urged the G20 officials to avoid writing AI regulations focused on "theoretical harms," and instead develop rules addressing real-world problems tied to ‌the technology. His message echoed those of the Trump administration and other American tech executives who addressed the gathering on Tuesday.

The G20 nations will aim to avoid writing new regulations specifically for AI, according to a ⁠joint statement released on Wednesday afternoon by the U.S. Any future rules should address only "novel considerations" posed by AI that are not already covered by existing laws, the statement said.

Government requirements could hurt the industry's profits if they slow the release of new models or prompt the companies to change how their products perform to address security concerns.

China, which has already implemented a broad list of AI regulations, was among the signatories to the statement.

Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown, Palantir's Alex Karp and OpenAI's Sam Altman also addressed the gathering on Wednesday morning.

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