A US District court told OpenAI to retain all ChatGPT outputs as the investigation into whether OpenAI broke The New York Times’ copyright continues.

OpenAI is appealing an order in a copyright case brought by the New York Times that requires it to preserve ChatGPT output data indefinitely, arguing that the order conflicts with privacy commitments it has made with users.

OpenAI (OPENAI) is challenging a court order that requires it to indefinitely preserve user output data from ChatGPT, arguing the mandate violates its privacy commitments. The order stems from an ongoing copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times.