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Nadella Says Paywalls Must Be Licensed, Would Retrain OpenAI

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC · How we work

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Satya Nadella testified that paywalls must be licensed and said he would have forced OpenAI to retrain.
New York Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI in 2023.
Eleven publishers claim the companies violated copyright by scraping news.
Microsoft’s AI search caused an 83%–93% click-through drop for the Times after the switch.
Staff warned AI training could be the “largest theft of labor” and create a “doom loop.”

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Satya Nadella testified that paywalls must be licensed and said he would have forced OpenAI to retrain.
New York Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI in 2023.
Eleven publishers claim the companies violated copyright by scraping news.
Microsoft’s AI search caused an 83%–93% click-through drop for the Times after the switch.
Staff warned AI training could be the “largest theft of labor” and create a “doom loop.”