Unsealed Briefs Reveal OpenAI Execs Knew Mass Book Piracy Was Illegal, Authors Guild Says
<p>Newly unsealed briefs in the Authors Guild lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI allege that top executives knew they were using pirated books to train AI models. The filings claim internal awareness of illegal data sourcing, raising the stakes for copyright law and AI development.</p>
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Zaisha
Sep 27, 2026
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