https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-exec-called-ai-scraping-the-largest-theft-of-labor-in-human-history-new-unredacted-filings-revealContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-exec-called-ai-scraping-the-largest-theft-of-labor-in-human-history-new-unredacted-filings-revealhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-exec-called-ai-scraping-the-largest-theft-of-labor-in-human-history-new-unredacted-filings-reveal#u75446Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:15:43 +0000Unredacted court filings reveal a Microsoft executive described AI data scraping as "the largest theft of labor in human history." These records suggest that while Microsoft and OpenAI publicly defend their training methods as fair use, executives privately viewed the process as theft. Simultaneously, internal communications indicate staff at both companies recognized that AI tools posed an "existential threat" to the publishing industry. These revelations emerge as the companies fight various legal battles over AI training and copyright, though some software developer clai