OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web

Unsealed court documents in the New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal that both companies were aware their AI data scraping practices were damaging the web and the publishing industry. Internal communications describe this as a 'doom loop,' with executives like Satya Nadella and Brent Hecht acknowledging issues such as large-scale data theft, violations of fair use, and reduced referral traffic to content creators. The documents highlight that OpenAI and Microsoft understood the economic harm to suppliers but proceeded in pursuit of profit, potentially irreparably damaging the publishing sector and their own products.

(Source：The Verge)