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A Microsoft spokesman, Alex Haurek, said in a statement that internal memos, written by Brent Hecht, Microsoft director of applied science, did not represent the company’s views.
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Microsoft spokesman Alex Haurek stated that internal memos by Brent Hecht did not represent the company's views.
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Alex Haurek
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News Article
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{
    "role": "Microsoft spokesman",
    "person": "Alex Haurek",
    "subject_of_statement": "Brent Hecht's memos"
}
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Microsoft Corporate Communications
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Created
September 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM (3 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM (3 weeks ago)

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Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/17/technology/microsoft-openai-publishing-industry.html

Newly unsealed court documents reveal internal concerns within Microsoft and OpenAI regarding the use of millions of news articles to train AI systems. Employees debated whether this constituted the 'largest theft of labor in human history' and posed an 'existential threat' to publishers.

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