NYT court filing: ChatGPT's head wrote that publishers face an "existential threat" from AI, and a Microsoft director called AI training "an astonishing theft" (Financial Times) — SkimNews
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- ChatGPT's head wrote that publishers face an "existential threat" from AI, according to a New York Times court filing
- A Microsoft director called AI training "an astonishing theft" in the same filing
- Lawyers cited in the filing say OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman was "motivated by the gazillions" he hoped to gain from models trained on copyrighted content
Why it matters: These internal statements are now evidence in the NYT's copyright case, where OpenAI and Microsoft have publicly argued fair use. Plaintiffs gain admissions that their executives privately used language — 'theft,' 'existential threat' — far stronger than anything said in court filings to date, strengthening leverage in trial or settlement.
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