Microsoft exec's "largest theft of labor" quote unsealed in NYT AI copyright case

The Washington Post · 13 hours ago
Microsoft exec's "largest theft of labor" quote unsealed in NYT AI copyright case
  • The New York Times's copyright case against Microsoft and OpenAI produced an unsealed brief quoting a Microsoft executive describing AI model training as the "largest theft of labor in human history" and "an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
  • The filings tie the litigation directly to both Microsoft and OpenAI, with the case continuing to surface internal commentary from the defendants' organizations.
  • The New York Times is the plaintiff pursuing the copyright action, making it a directly named party alongside Microsoft and OpenAI.

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largest theft of labor in human historyMicrosoft executive
an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportionsMicrosoft executive

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