Microsoft employees were asked to consider whether artificial-intelligence scraping could represent the “largest theft of labor in human history,” according to Decrypt. The discussion emerged alongside internal memos warning of a potential “doom loop” that could undermine the quality of the very AI models Microsoft is developing with OpenAI. The source did not provide further details about the staff questions, the memos’ authors, or any announced response from Microsoft or OpenAI. The report puts the focus on the relationship between AI model development and the material used to train or support those systems. For Microsoft, the issue is relevant to the company’s broader AI work and its partnership with OpenAI. The report was published on September 18, 2026. No direct implications for cryptocurrency assets were provided in the source material.
