Microsoft exec called AI the ‘largest theft of labor’ in history, court records show

A Microsoft executive called the training of artificial intelligence models the “largest theft of labor in human history,” according to a legal brief filed by the New York Times and unsealed Thursday. In another instance, according to the brief, that same executive called it “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions.”

Microsoft exec called AI the ‘largest theft of labor’ in history, court records show

TL;DR

  • A Microsoft executive described AI model training as the "largest theft of labor in human history."
  • The same executive also referred to it as "an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
  • These statements were disclosed in a legal brief filed by the New York Times and unsealed on Thursday.