https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-staff-knew-the-existential-threat-ai-posed-to-publishers-new-york-times-claimsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-staff-knew-the-existential-threat-ai-posed-to-publishers-new-york-times-claimshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-staff-knew-the-existential-threat-ai-posed-to-publishers-new-york-times-claims#u75123Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:56:11 +0000Court documents from a lawsuit led by The New York Times reveal that OpenAI and Microsoft executives recognized their AI products as substitutes for journalism that could devastate news outlets. Unredacted filings include a statement from a Microsoft executive describing the scraping of publisher material as "the largest theft of labor in human history." While publishers argue AI firms must pay for content, OpenAI and Microsoft have successfully fended off portions of a separate lawsuit brought by software developers regarding AI training data.Why it mattersThis legal battle centers