By Lev Shevtsov
Publication Date: 2026-09-18 04:25:00
In the United States, The New York Times said in a court filing released on September 17 that OpenAI used millions of news articles to train artificial intelligence models. As reported by Channel NewsAsia, the publication claims that the company collected content from more than 10 million articles, nearly one-third of which belonged to The New York Times.
Claims by the plaintiffs
The document states that Microsoft director of applied sciences Brent Hecht allegedly described OpenAI’s use of news content as an unprecedented theft of labor. According to the plaintiffs, he also warned of possible unintentional concealment during OpenAI’s attempts to determine what content from The New York Times and other plaintiffs is contained in its systems.
A Microsoft spokesperson told AFP that Hecht’s remarks reflected the individual position of one employee rather than the company’s…
