Unsealed court filings show Microsoft executive Brent Hecht privately called AI scraping the largest theft of labor in human history

CTV News

NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft Sep 17 at 6:59 PM

Irish Independent

Microsoft exec called AI the ‘largest theft of labour’ in history, court records show Sep 18 at 3:32 AM

RTE News

NYT says Microsoft, OpenAI knew using content was theft Sep 18 at 12:21 AM

The New York Times

Inside Microsoft and OpenAI, Worry About Damaging the Publishing Industry Sep 17 at 7:16 PM

Anchorage Daily News

Microsoft exec called AI the ‘largest theft of labor’ in history, court records show Sep 18 at 6:48 AM

Ars Technica

Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history” Sep 17 at 4:10 PM

Boston Herald

New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ Sep 17 at 12:08 PM

Chicago Tribune

New docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ Sep 17 at 11:10 AM

CNA

NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft seen Sep 17 at 9:28 PM

Hartford Courant

New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ Sep 17 at 12:08 PM

Orlando Sentinel

Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ Sep 17 at 12:47 PM

Phys.org

NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft seen Sep 18 at 3:44 AM

South Florida Sun Sentinel

New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ Sep 17 at 12:08 PM

TechCrunch

Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,' new unredacted filings reveal Sep 17 at 3:46 PM

The Baltimore Sun

New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ Sep 17 at 12:08 PM

The Denver Post

New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ Sep 17 at 10:08 AM

The i Paper

Six things we learned from a legal fight over AI’s ‘doom loop’ of copyright theft Sep 18 at 2:54 AM

The Mercury News

New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ Sep 17 at 9:08 AM

The Orange County Register

New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ Sep 17 at 9:08 AM

The San Diego Union-Tribune

New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ Sep 17 at 9:08 AM

The Verge

, lawyers for the NYT in its copyright infringement case against Microsoft and OpenAI seen Sep 17 at 6:40 PM

A Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘theft of unprecedented proportions.’ seen Sep 17 at 6:40 PM

TheWrap

OpenAI, Microsoft Staff Warned AI Could Replace News Publishers in Unsealed Court Docs: 'Theft of Unprecedented Proportions' seen Sep 17 at 4:33 PM

Washington Examiner

OpenAI and Microsoft leaders knew AI may cause ‘doom loop’ hurting entire web Sep 17 at 9:29 PM

The Straits Times

Inside Microsoft and OpenAI, worry about damaging the publishing industry seen Sep 17 at 10:12 PM

OpenAI, Microsoft executives’ quotes on AI training threaten copyright defence, news outlets argue seen Sep 17 at 7:48 PM