Microsoft director called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ while OpenAI head brands ChatGPT an ‘existential threat’ to publishers — revelations come from legal briefs filed in NYT lawsuit - tomshardware.com

Internal statements from Microsoft and OpenAI executives reveal deep concerns: one called AI training on copyrighted content 'the largest theft of labor in history,' and another called ChatGPT an 'existential threat' to publishers. This matters because it shows major tech leaders themselves acknowledge serious harms, and courts are now examining these claims in lawsuits.