A recent investigation by The New York Times, involving journalists @CadeMetz, @ceciliakang, @sheeraf, @stuartathompson, and @nicoagrant, has uncovered that tech giants OpenAI, Google, and Meta have been bypassing their own corporate policies and discussing ways to skirt copyright law in their quest to gather data for artificial intelligence development. This race for data has led to the alteration of rules and potential legal boundaries being tested as these companies aim to lead in the AI technology sector. Amidst this controversy, OpenAI faces a series of lawsuits, investigations, and potential legislation that could impact its ambitions to develop the world's most powerful AI systems.