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OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web

Friday, September 18, 2026


OpenAI and Microsoft internal documents referenced in court filings included warnings about a "doom loop" affecting web content and characterized their data scraping practices in critical terms, according to materials reviewed in litigation between the New York Times and the two companies.

Original reporting: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997633/openai-microsoft-chatgpt-ai-new-york-times-doom-loop-theft-google-zero

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