Veytics Intelligence
2026-09-18 · NASDAQ

Unsealed Documents Highlight Microsoft And OpenAI Concerns Over Use Of News Content

(RTTNews) - Unsealed court documents have revealed internal discussions at Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and OpenAI about the use of news content to train artificial intelligence systems. The documents were included in a summary judgment motion filed by news organisations, including The New York Times, in their copyright case against the companies. Microsoft Director of Applied Science Brent Hecht reportedly warned that using news articles for AI training could amount to widespread theft of publishers' work and questioned whether the practice could qualify as fair use.

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