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OpenAI chief Brockman should undergo extended deposition, news plaintiffs tell US court

By Mike Swift and Emma Whitford ( April 1, 2025, 20:15 GMT | Insight) -- The New York Times and other news organizations are urging a federal judge to require OpenAI President Greg Brockman to undergo extended depositions in lawsuits over OpenAI's use of copyrighted works for AI training. They argue Brockman, a key figure in OpenAI's founding, isn't protected by the apex witness doctrine, which limits top executives' exposure to litigation testimony in some cases. OpenAI President Greg Brockman should be forced to submit to extended depositions in litigation in California and New York over the company’s use of copyrighted works to train its AI systems, the New York Times and other plaintiffs told a federal judge this week....

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