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 heaney-555 on Friday September 18, 2026 @11:40AM (#49756015)

LLMs are not compression algorithms. From an information theory perspective, that's impossible given their size.

Thus, a distinction needs to be made between viewing material to _learn_ and viewing material to _verbatim repeat_.

It's not illegal to read the New York Times and then start giving paid advice based on what you learned, as long as you don't repeat the text verbatim.

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Re:Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of l... by cush on Friday September 18, 2026 @11:46AM (#49756107)

It’s irrelevant if it’s legal today or not. This is new technology and may be new precedent.

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Re:Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of l... by bustadjustme on Friday September 18, 2026 @01:20PM (#49757408)

... but you have to pay to read the NYT. You paid for the information. Guess who didn't.

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Re:Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of l... by Timon3 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @10:38AM (#49766924)

I can see how LLMs can't be lossless compression algorithms, but why not lossy?

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Re:Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of l... by someguynamedq on Saturday September 19, 2026 @12:48PM (#49768073)

Citation needed. Of course they are compression algorithms

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