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- OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman wrote that publishers face an 'existential threat' from AI, according to a New York Times court filing in the copyright lawsuit.
- A Microsoft director called AI training 'an astonishing theft,' and lawyers said Brockman was 'motivated by the gazillions' he hoped to gain from models trained on copyrighted material.
Why it matters: Internal admissions from senior OpenAI and Microsoft executives that AI training constitutes theft and threatens publishers directly bolster the New York Times' copyright arguments against the companies, giving the plaintiff leverage in negotiations over damages and licensing terms.
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