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Unredacted filings in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal a Microsoft executive privately…

…described AI scraping as 'the largest theft of labor in human history,' while OpenAI's leadership reportedly called its models an 'existential threat' to publishers. The admission strengthens the case against AI companies' training practices.

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Unredacted filings in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal a Microsoft executive privately described AI scraping as 'the largest theft of labor in human history,' while OpenAI's leadership reportedly called its models an 'existential threat' to publishers. The admission strengthens the case against AI companies' training practices.