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Microsoft ignored internal warnings on AI training data
Recently disclosed court documents from a lawsuit initiated by The New York Times against Microsoft and OpenAI reveal that company executives and staff repeatedly acknowledged internally that utilizing copyrighted publisher material without consent constituted significant intellectual property infringement. Despite advisories from individuals such as Microsoft's Brent Hecht and OpenAI's Jack Clark, the companies proceeded with training their models, allegedly disregarding copyright issues and potential harm to news organizations' financial stability.
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