OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-and-microsoft-knew-they-were-starting-a-doom-loop-for-the-webContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. OpenAI and Microsoft Staff Knew AI Posed Threat to Webhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-and-microsoft-knew-they-were-starting-a-doom-loop-for-the-webhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-and-microsoft-knew-they-were-starting-a-doom-loop-for-the-web#u78611Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:10:25 +0000Newly unredacted court filings reveal that staff at OpenAI and Microsoft recognized their artificial intelligence tools created an existential threat and a doom loop for publishers and journalists. A Microsoft executive described AI scraping as the largest theft of labor in human history. The internal concerns contrast with public messaging as the companies face intense legal scrutiny over intellectual property and copyright issues stemming from how they train their large language models on web content.Why it mattersThe revelations surface as technology companies face mounting legal challenges