Unredacted filings reveal Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'
pluc · hn · 2026-09-18
Newly unredacted court filings show a Microsoft executive privately described AI scraping of web content as 'the largest theft of labor in human history,' according to TechCrunch. The remark, revealed in litigation materials, exposes sharp internal criticism of training-data practices within a major AI company. It contrasts with Microsoft's public stance and could ripple through ongoing copyright suits and data licensing negotiations.
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