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US court fight over ChatGPT discovery shows limits of privacy defense

By Emma Whitford ( January 23, 2026, 22:10 GMT | Comment) -- OpenAI has lost a months-long fight to limit production of 20 million ChatGPT conversations in US copyright litigation with news outlets — a sign to artificial intelligence companies that invoking their users’ privacy interests will not necessarily shield discovery as requests for chatlogs mount.OpenAI has lost a months-long fight to limit production of 20 million ChatGPT conversations in US copyright litigation with news outlets — a sign to artificial intelligence companies that invoking their users’ privacy interests will not necessarily shield discovery as requests for chatlogs mount....

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