A U.S. federal judge has mandated OpenAI to submit around 20 million de-identified ChatGPT user logs in a copyright lawsuit initiated by The New York Times. The court's decision aims to assess whether ChatGPT's outputs have plagiarized content from The New York Times. Despite OpenAI's objections citing privacy concerns and operational burden, the court found the sample size necessary for the case. This ruling could significantly influence how AI firms manage training data and address copyright challenges. OpenAI is seeking to overturn the order.