Unsealed NYT v. OpenAI motions show Microsoft exec appearing to admit AI training is 'massive theft'

AlexTensor · x · 2026-09-18

Summary judgment motions in New York Times v. OpenAI / Microsoft have been unsealed, revealing why the AI companies had so many redactions: their own filings reportedly describe AI training as the "largest theft of labor in human history" and admit outputs are becoming "more and more substitutive." A reshared post notes a Microsoft executive appears to concede AI training constitutes massive theft.

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