Leaked emails: AI training on news labeled the 'largest theft of labor in history'
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Internal Microsoft and OpenAI documents disclosed in a New York Times–led lawsuit show executives calling scraping news content for AI training an 'astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions' and the 'largest theft of labor in human history,' challenging fair-use defenses and warning of a 'doom loop' that could hurt news publishers and the performance of AI models. The filings detail declines in news traffic and revenue linked to AI outputs, questions about compensation, and publishers’ push for licensing ahead of trial, while OpenAI and Microsoft defend fair use as part of their strategy.
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