The Trump administration has dismissed Shira Perlmutter, the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, following her office’s report addressing concerns about artificial intelligence’s use of copyrighted materials. This report questioned the relationship between AI data usage and its practical effectiveness, which may have clashed with President Trump’s pro-AI stance. Perlmutter, appointed in October 2020, was among several officials recently removed by Trump, highlighting ongoing tensions regarding the administration’s approach to technology and copyright law.
