NYT v. OpenAI unsealed filing: Microsoft called AI training 'astonishing theft' and a 'doom loop' for the web

纽约时报诉 OpenAI 案新解封文件：微软与 OpenAI 内部承认 LLM 建立在窃取之上并引发 Doom Loop

A newly unsealed filing in NYT v. OpenAI quotes an internal Microsoft document calling LLM training 'an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions' and warning that AI products have started a 'doom loop' that cannibalizes the web's content supply chain. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified that clicks to news sites on Bing dropped over 90%. The statements had been sealed or redacted at Microsoft and OpenAI's request until Digital Content Next CEO Jason Kint surfaced the unredacted version. Caveat: these are quotes selected by NYT lawyers for a summary judgment motion, so full context isn't public yet, but the language is blunt on its face.

Why it matters: Microsoft's internal docs calling AI training 'theft' and describing a 'doom loop' is the most damning evidence yet in NYT v. OpenAI. All three HKR axes hit, with dense cross-source coverage. Minor ding: 404 Media is a solid outlet but not tier-1 tech media, and the framing ma...