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Microsoft Executive Called AI Training “Theft” in NYT Suit
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- The New York Times’ copyright suit shows OpenAI and Microsoft admitted AI training involved theft and threatened publishers.
- A senior Microsoft executive privately called the companies’ AI-training practices “theft,” according to the filing.
- OpenAI leaders described their models as an “existential threat” to the publishers and journalists whose work trained them.
- Microsoft data show Copilot’s answer engine cut NYT click-through rates by up to 93% versus traditional Bing search.
