Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'

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Microsoft staff are warned that AI data scraping may represent “the largest theft of labor in human history,” prompting internal memos that describe a “doom loop” where stolen content degrades the very models Microsoft builds with OpenAI; the memo warns that compromised data quality could stall model improvements, erode trust and pressure the broader AI industry’s growth.