Inside AI Policy

November 19, 2025

OpenAI asks court to reconsider compelling production of user logs in NYT case

By Mariam Baksh / November 13, 2025

Federal Judge Ona Wang should vacate her recent order directing OpenAI to produce 20 million logs from ChatGPT users for potential evidence of copyright violations as claimed by the New York Times, the AI developer argued in a new filing and blog post citing privacy concerns.

“This sets a dangerous precedent: it suggests that anyone who files a lawsuit against an AI company can demand production of tens of millions of conversations without first narrowing for relevance,” reads OpenAI’s...


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