Microsoft exec calls AI scraping 'largest theft of labor in human history
microsoft executive privately described ai scraping as theft in new unredacted filings in the new york times lawsuit against openai and microsoft. this could impact fair use defense.
unredacted filings in the new york times lawsuit against openai and microsoft reveal executives' private admissions about ai scraping. a microsoft exec described it as 'the largest theft of labor in human history'. openai's leadership said its ai models pose an 'existential threat' to publishers. microsoft's copilot caused a 93% drop in click-through rates for the new york times domain.