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AI executive calls industry's practices 'largest theft of labor in human history'
Original: AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
A tech executive has described the AI industry's use of human-created work as potentially "the largest theft of labor in human history," according to internal documents unearthed through an ongoing lawsuit. The remarks, reportedly made privately, suggest industry leaders acknowledge that AI systems were trained on creators' work without adequate consent or compensation. The disclosure is fueling fresh debate over copyright, artists' rights, and accountability in the AI boom.
Why now: Newly revealed court documents show an AI executive privately admitting the industry may have exploited human labor on a historic scale, reigniting copyright and compensation debates.
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- AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.” · Mother Jones
Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.