# nyt claims microsoft openai stole news for ai training

> nyt alleges microsoft and openai used millions of news articles without permission in ai training
- Title: nyt claims microsoft openai stole news for ai training
- Summary: nyt alleges microsoft and openai used millions of news articles without permission in ai training openai and microsoft face lawsuit over alleged copyright…
- Keywords: nyt, microsoft, openai, ai training, copyright lawsuit, fair use, us department of justice, chatgpt, news, world, claims, stole
- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/world/2026/09/18/nyt-alleges-microsoft-openai-knowingly-used-news-articles-in-largest-labour-theft-in-human-history/235584
- Published: 2026-09-18T09:08:13+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nyt, microsoft, openai, ai training, copyright lawsuit, fair use, us department of justice, chatgpt, news, world
## nyt lawsuit
the new york times sued openai and microsoft for allegedly stealing copyrighted news articles to train ai models

> openai committed an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions
## news articles used
openai scraped over 10 million articles, nearly a third from the new york times alone
## microsoft response
microsoft called the new york times director of applied science's comments 'one employee's individual perspective'
## fair use defense
openai and microsoft claim their use of news content is transformative and falls under fair use laws
## us justice support
the us department of justice filed a brief supporting openai and microsoft for scientific progress and national security
## lawsuit details
the lawsuit seeks damages for each stolen article, though total penalties remain unclear
## Key takeaway

openai and microsoft face lawsuit over alleged copyright theft of news articles for ai models