'The largest theft of labor in human history:' Court docs reveal Microsoft exec predicted AI 'doom…
Court documents reveal internal concerns at Microsoft and OpenAI regarding the impact of AI models on journalistic work. Microsoft executive Brent Hecht described the AI's scraping of content as a 'doom loop' and 'the largest theft of labor in human history,' while OpenAI president Greg Brockman showed enthusiasm for AI's news-gathering capabilities. The New York Times is suing both companies for copyright infringement.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Person: Satya Nadella
- Topic: Labor
- Person: Brent Hecht
- Person: Greg Brockman
- Company: OpenAI
- Topic: Copyright Law
- Company: New York Times
- Person: Nick Ryder
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Fair Use
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