Newly unsealed filings in The New York Times’ copyright case against OpenAI and Microsoft quote Microsoft applied-science director Brent Hecht, who described using news articles to train AI models as “the largest theft of labor in human history.” The filings also cite OpenAI executive Nick Turley, who called chatbots an “existential threat” to publishers. The documents were released while a federal judge considers summary-judgment motions in the lawsuit The New York Times filed in 2023 and other publishers later joined [engadget.com][cnet.com][fastcompany.com][gazeteoksijen.com]. The publishers allege that OpenAI and Microsoft copied millions of articles, including paywalled material, without permission or payment to train ChatGPT and Copilot. OpenAI and Microsoft argue that training on copyrighted works qualifies as fair use [techspot.com][hvg.hu][deccanchronicle.com]. Highlights: • Article volume: Court materials cited by publishers allege that OpenAI used more than 10 million news articles, with nearly one-third from The New York Times [deccanchronicle.com][heraldcorp.com]. • Model reproduction: OpenAI executive Greg Brockman acknowledged that ChatGPT could predict and complete sentences from New York Times articles while working with the publication’s material [techspot.com]. • Paywall access: The unsealed materials describe internal discussions about bypassing New York Times paywalls and removing copyright notices from some training data [engadget.com][androidheadlines.com]. Perspectives: The New York Times and other publishers: The plaintiffs say AI products could substitute for original journalism, divert readers and weaken newsroom economics [fastcompany.com][deccanchronicle.com]. (Fast Company) Microsoft: Microsoft said Hecht’s remarks reflected an individual employee’s view, not the company’s legal position [hvg.hu][akhbarona.com][techspot.com]. (HVG) "AI products are largely substitutive, period" — Nick Turley Sources: • Microsoft executive called OpenAI's web scraping the 'largest theft of labor in human history' - engadget.com • Microsoft exec says AI training might be the "largest labor theft in human history - reddit.com • Microsoft’s Own Executive Called AI Training “the Largest Theft of Labor in Human History” - reddit.com • Microsoft director called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ while OpenAI head brands ChatGPT an ‘existential threat’ to publishers — revelations come from legal briefs filed in NYT lawsuit - reddit.com • Microsoft exec says AI training might be the "largest labor theft in human history" - techspot.com • Unsealed Filings Reveal Microsoft Exec Called AI Scraping 'The Largest Theft of Labor in Human History' - androidheadlines.com • OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web - theverge.com • NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft - techxplore.com • AI Firms Knew Chatbots Were an ‘Existential Threat’ to Journalists, Court Docs Show - cnet.com • Microsoft exec warned AI could create a ‘doom loop’ for the internet - fastcompany.com • Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History' - decrypt.co • Microsoft exec of Applied Science Brent Hecht called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history” | Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs. - reddit.com • Techtoppen om AI-skrapning: "Största arbetsstölden i mänsklighetens historia" - breakit.se • Worry about ‘largest theft of labour in history’ revealed in AI court case - stuff.co.nz • KI-Training "größter Diebstahl von Arbeitskraft in der Geschichte", meint Microsoft intern - derstandard.at • موظفون في مايكروسوفت وOpenAI يحذرون : الذكاء الاصطناعي أكبر سرقة للجهد البشري في التاريخ - akhbarona.com • Microsoft-vezető az AI-ról: Ez a történelem legnagyobb munkaerő-lopása - hvg.hu • Najväčšia krádež práce v histórii ľudstva. Manažér Microsoftu varoval pred AI - aktuality.sk • Microsoft-manager: AI trainen met nieuwsartikelen is 'ongekende diefstal' - tweakers.net • „Größter Diebstahl von Arbeitskraft“: Intern Kritik bei Microsoft an KI-Training - heise.de • 微软高管称 AI 的训练数据是人类历史上最大规模的劳动成果盗窃 - solidot.org • Microsoft Staff Criticize AI Training as Unprecedented Labor Exploitation - thecurrencyanalytics.com • Así usaron millones de artículos de prensa OpenAI y Microsoft para entrenar a sus IA y acabar con la web: "Quizá es el mayor robo de la historia" - elmundo.es • "El mayor robo laboral de la historia": así describían en Microsoft el uso de artículos de prensa para entrenar IA - xataka.com • Microsoft intern: Selbst Manager halten KI-Training für riesigen Diebstahl - t3n.de • OpenAI ve Microsoft çalışanları, tarihin en büyük emek hırsızlığından endişeli - gazeteoksijen.com • "인류 역사상 최대 노동 착취"…오픈AI, 언론기사 1천만건 무단사용 논란 - jtbc.co.kr • “오픈AI, 챗GPT 개발에 언론사 기사 1000만건 무단사용…인류 역사상 최대 노동착취” - heraldcorp.com • سجالات الذكاء الاصطناعي تُفجر مفاجآت في قاعات المحاكم الأميركية - aawsat.com • New York Times Alleges Microsoft, OpenAI Knew Using News Content Was Theft - deccanchronicle.com --- 📰 Story aggregated by Kagi News