{"slug": "lutnick-urges-g20-countries-to-allow-ai-training-for-innovation-not-block-it-on", "title": "Lutnick urges G20 countries to allow AI training for innovation, not block it based on “theoretical harms”", "summary": "U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urged G20 countries to allow AI training under 'fair use' principles, saying regulations should not block innovation based on 'theoretical harms.' Speaking in North Carolina, Lutnick called for frameworks that protect creators without creating barriers for the next generation of innovators, aligning with the U.S. Statement of Interest supporting fair use in lawsuits against OpenAI.", "body_md": "Speaking before G20 countries in North Carolina, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick reported urged countries to balance the need for AI training and innovation, while still protecting artists. Lutnick told the countries to recognize “fair use” in AI training.\n\n“We need frameworks that protect creators and inventors whose ingenuity drives our economies without creating the barriers that prevent the next generation of innovators,” [Lutnick said. ](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/us-urges-g20-countries-allow-ai-training-creators-work-6357881)\n\nRegulations should not block AI training based on “theoretical harms,” according to Lutnick. [More from Channel News Asia](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/us-urges-g20-countries-allow-ai-training-creators-work-6357881).\n\nLutnick’s support for fair use in AI training at the G20 coincides with the United States’ Statement of Interest supporting fair use just filed in the lawsuits against OpenAI.\n\nThe G20 countries are:\n\nArgentina\n\nAustralia\n\nBrazil\n\nCanada\n\nChina\n\nFrance\n\nGermany\n\nIndia\n\nIndonesia\n\nItaly\n\nJapan\n\nMexico\n\nRussia\n\nSaudi Arabia\n\nSouth Korea\n\nTurkey (Türkiye)\n\nUnited Kingdom\n\nUnited States\n\nEuropean Union\n\nAfrican Union\n\n*South Africa was not invited to the 2026 meeting", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lutnick-urges-g20-countries-to-allow-ai-training-for-innovation-not-block-it-on", "canonical_source": "https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2026/09/02/lutnick-urges-g20-countries-to-allow-ai-training-for-innovation-not-block-it-based-on-theoretical-harms/", "published_at": "2026-09-02 17:44:13+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-02 17:52:29.170212+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Howard Lutnick", "G20", "OpenAI", "U.S. Department of Commerce"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lutnick-urges-g20-countries-to-allow-ai-training-for-innovation-not-block-it-on", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lutnick-urges-g20-countries-to-allow-ai-training-for-innovation-not-block-it-on.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lutnick-urges-g20-countries-to-allow-ai-training-for-innovation-not-block-it-on.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lutnick-urges-g20-countries-to-allow-ai-training-for-innovation-not-block-it-on.jsonld"}}