OpenAI Accused of Covering Up Copyright Theft | Spokane News

Spokane News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! · Jul 10, 2026 · 1m

Media outlets are demanding harsh penalties against OpenAI, accusing the company of deliberately hiding evidence and destroying chat histories to cover up the use of stolen news content in training its AI. A key deposition revealed that OpenAI’s own expert admitted the company misled courts and publishers for two years, claiming it couldn’t search its data — when it apparently could. This deception comes as OpenAI simultaneously blamed “rare bugs” for copyright violations while defending user privacy. Plaintiffs now seek sanctions, arguing the data destruction was intentional and part of a…