Change feed / 2026-07-09
NYT v. OpenAI: sanctions motion over log handling; retention promises remain litigation-entangled
After the blanket preservation order was narrowed in Sept 2025 and a court affirmed production of 20M de-identified chat logs in Jan 2026, NYT and Daily News filed a sanctions motion alleging OpenAI deleted logs subject to preservation. API zero-data-retention customers remain excluded, but buyers relying on OpenAI's retention story should track the case.
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@misc{mri-2026-07-09,
title = {NYT v. OpenAI: sanctions motion over log handling; retention promises remain litigation-entangled},
author = {{ModelRiskIndex}},
year = {2026},
note = {Change feed, 2026-07-09},
url = {https://modelriskindex.com/changes/nyt-openai-sanctions-motion}
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