New York Times Publisher Accuses Big Tech of Stealing Intellectual Property for AI Products
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Mark Hertsgaard
Summary
New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger delivers a forceful critique of Big Tech companies, accusing them of stealing intellectual property from news organizations at an unprecedented scale to power their AI products. He argues that tech giants "strip-mine" news websites without permission or compensation, repackage the content as their own, and siphon audiences and revenue away from the original creators. Sulzberger warns that if this continues, it threatens the future of a healthy society and stable democracy, and calls on the media to unite and fight back against these practices.
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bskyNew York Times Publisher Accuses Big Tech of Stealing Intellectual Property for AI Productsnewrepublic.comKey quotes
· 4 pulledBig Tech's 'hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their AI products—a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale.'
'Tech giants strip-mine news websites without permission or compensation.'
'They repackage these stolen goods as their own, siphoning off the audiences and revenue that otherwise would go to the news organizations that created this work.'
'If such stealing is allowed to continue, we risk a future where a crucial wellspring of a healthy society and a stable democracy—'
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