OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Thursday that the company plans to appeal a court decision in a copyright case brought by The New York Times .

"Recently the NYT asked a court to force us to not delete any user chats. We think this was an inappropriate request that sets a bad precedent," Altman wrote in a post on X, adding that the company is "appealing the decision."

"We will fight any demand that compromises our users’ privacy; this is a core principle."

The OpenAI co-founder said the case has accelerated the need for a conversation about "AI privilege," in which "talking to an AI should be like talking to a lawyer or a doctor."

"I hope society will figure this out soon," Altman wrote, suggesting that "spousal privilege" might be a better analogy.

The copyright case, brought by The New

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