OpenAI is asking the U.S. government to make it easier for AI companies to learn from copyrighted material, citing a need to “strengthen America’s lead” globally in advancing the technology. The proposal is part of a wider plan that the tech company behind ChatGPT submitted to the U.S. government on Thursday as part of President Donald Trump’s coming “AI Action Plan.” The administration solicited input from interested parties across the private sector, government and academia, framing the future policy as a shift that would “prevent unnecessarily burdensome requirements from hindering private sector innovation.” In its proposal, OpenAI urged the federal…