Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'

Re:Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of l... by shimman on Friday September 18, 2026 @11:04AM (#49755425)

"Shut up, we have the right to destroy cultural artifacts because we have money."

lol this is even stupider than the previous comment. Yeah golly gee, I wonder why the majority of the American electorate distrust tech companies, tech leaders, and tech workers?

Y'all need to do some mutual aid and get your humanity back.

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Re:Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of l... by BeetleB on Friday September 18, 2026 @12:57PM (#49757085)

They have no more right to destroy cultural artifacts than you do. It's a red herring, as no one has demonstrated a single loss of a cultural artifact. What was destroyed, that satisfies:

1. You cannot obtain elsewhere

2. That anyone cares about

Destroying a copy of a Harry Potter is not a loss of a cultural artifact if I can still buy the book at a store.

Go ahead and start a campaign: For all who are upset by this, list your physical address, and tell everyone to mail their unwanted books to those on the list instead of destroying them.

The catch is the recipients are not allowed to destroy them. Then we'll see how much those complaining value culture.

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