OpenAI submitted its comment on AI to the White House Office Science & Technology Policy ahead of its March 15 deadline.
OpenAI recognized the threat that China poses in the quest to be the world leader in AI.
OpenAI also emphasized the importance of fair use under U.S. copyright law as an advantage in facilitating AI development.
Applying the fair use doctrine to AI is not only a matter of American competitiveness —it’s a matter of national security. The rapid advances seen with the PRC’s DeepSeek, among other recent developments, show that America’s lead on frontier AI is far from guaranteed. Given concerted state support for critical industries and infrastructure projects, there’s little doubt that the PRC’s AI developers will enjoy unfettered access to data—including copyrighted data—that will improve their models. If the PRC’s developers have unfettered access to data and American companies are left without fair use access, the race for AI is effectively over.
OpenAI comment to White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
Here’s the full section on copyright:
OpenAI summarized its comment on its website.
OpenAI’s full comment can be downloaded below: