• September 18, 2026
Microsoft Exec Called AI Scraping “the Largest Theft of Labor in Human History” — Unsealed Filings Rock the NYT Lawsuit

Newly unsealed filings in the NYT’s copyright lawsuit reveal a Microsoft exec privately called AI scraping “the largest theft of labor in human history,” Copilot cut NYT click-through rates by up to 93%, and OpenAI leadership admitted its chatbots pose an “existential threat” to publishers.

  • September 3, 2026
Trump Administration Backs OpenAI in NYT Copyright Fight: The Political Turn in AI’s Data Wars

The US Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest backing OpenAI’s fair-use defense in The New York Times’ landmark copyright lawsuit, arguing that restricting AI training would undermine American prosperity and national security. The December 2023 case is no longer just a legal battle — it has become a political one, and its outcome will set the precedent for AI copyright disputes worldwide.