Microsoft science director calls AI training "largest theft of labor" — and gets pushback
JHochderffer · x · 2026-10-12
Microsoft's director of applied science reportedly called AI model training "the largest theft of labor in human history," per the Washington Post. The author pushes back, arguing that by this logic students "steal labor" every time they read a book, questioning the framing of learning from data as theft.
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