{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e4a00e33fe5549769ae2bb69","clusterId":"c_0c53ab3ab9180dd84041739e","slug":"microsoft-executive-called-ai-data-scraping-the-largest-theft-of-labor-in-human-history","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Microsoft Executive Called AI Data Scraping 'The Largest Theft Of Labor In Human History'","summary":"Newly released unredacted filings in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft show a Microsoft executive described AI data scraping as 'the largest theft of labor in human history.' The filings also say OpenAI management framed its models as an 'existential threat' to publishers and journalists whose content was used for training, and that paywalls were evaded in undetectable ways.","whyItMatters":"The filings put internal Microsoft and OpenAI statements about scraping and paywall evasion on the record in a case where courts have so far leaned toward the AI companies' fair use defense, and the Trump administration has backed that defense.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe filings describe methods behind the training data itself: paywalls evaded in undetectable ways, datasets built through large-scale scraping, and copyright notices deliberately stripped from training data. Microsoft\u0026#39;s own internal figures show its Copilot answer engine cut click-through rates to The New York Times\u0026#39; domain by as much as 93% compared to Bing. Brent Hecht, Microsoft\u0026#39;s Director of Applied Science, called the situation a \u0026#39;doom loop\u0026#39; in a January 2024 internal presentation, and Microsoft itself wrote that the LLM \u0026#39;content supply chain\u0026#39; has put a finished product in conflict with a supplier it depends on.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Unredacted filings in the NYT lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft: a Microsoft executive called AI data scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history.' Internal materials also describe paywall evasion and copyright notices stripped from training data.","twitterPost":"Unredacted filings in the NYT copyright suit show a Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history.' The materials also describe undetected paywall evasion and copyright notices removed from training data.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Unredacted filings from The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal a Microsoft executive described AI data scraping as 'the largest theft of labor in human history.' The materials also say OpenAI management called its models an 'existential threat' to the publishers and journalists whose content trained them. Microsoft's internal data shows Copilot cut click-throughs to the Times' domain by up to 93% versus Bing, a drop its applied science director called a 'doom loop.'","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260918-microsoft-exec-called-ai-scraping-largest-theft-labor/\",\"title\":\"Microsoft Executive Described AI Data Scraping as 'the Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4589,"outputTokens":598,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789701277,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T03:10:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T03:13:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T03:13:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0c53ab3ab9180dd84041739e","canonicalTitle":"Microsoft幹部がAIによるデータスクレイピングを「人類史上最大の労働窃盗」と表現","representativeArticleId":"a_d48aef4335046ed57cd77dde","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Microsoft\",\"OpenAI\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T02:21:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T02:21:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T03:13:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260918-microsoft-exec-called-ai-scraping-largest-theft-labor/","title":"Microsoft幹部がAIによるデータスクレイピングを「人類史上最大の労働窃盗」と表現"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Microsoft","OpenAI"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}