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Emails from Microsoft and OpenAI, cited by Ars Technica…

…show a Microsoft executive describing AI scraping as "the largest theft of labor in human history" and expressing fears that AI could create a "doom loop" that destroys news organizations. The comments underscore escalating copyright disputes between AI companies and content creators.

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Emails from Microsoft and OpenAI, cited by Ars Technica, show a Microsoft executive describing AI scraping as "the largest theft of labor in human history" and expressing fears that AI could create a "doom loop" that destroys news organizations. The comments underscore escalating copyright disputes between AI companies and content creators.