Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'
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Internal memos warned of a "doom loop" threatening the quality of the very models it was building with OpenAI.
Directly affected
- MSFT Microsoft
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- AA Alcoa Upstream Corp.
GA selected AA as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC
GA selected AAL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- AAOI APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC COM
GA selected AAOI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- AAOX INVESTMENT MANAGERS SER TR I
GA selected AAOX as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- AAP ADVANCE AUTO PARTS
GA selected AAP as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- AAPL APPLE INC
GA selected AAPL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Internal memos warned of a "doom loop" threatening the quality of the very models it was building with OpenAI.
Source: Decrypt
The price since 18 Sep 2026: Microsoft (MSFT) versus the S&P 500
Since the first closing price after “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History',” Microsoft (MSFT) is +6.38%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.89% over the same days, a +7.27% difference versus the market.
Filings that name Microsoft (MSFT) around 18 Sep 2026
- Lisa McClain buy Microsoft (MSFT) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 12 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.”
- Michael Rulli sell Microsoft (MSFT) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 10 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.”
- Maria Elvira Salazar sell Microsoft (MSFT) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 6 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.”
- Pete Sessions sell Apple (AAPL) ($100,001 - $250,000). That is 4 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.”
- Cleo Fields buy Microsoft (MSFT) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 8 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.”
- Kevin Hern sell Apple (AAPL) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 10 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.”
- Cleo Fields buy Apple (AAPL) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 10 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.”
- Rohit Khanna sell Apple (AAPL) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 14 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.”
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Who gains and who loses around Microsoft (MSFT)
Companies mentioned with this story
- MSFT Microsoft
Microsoft (MSFT) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.” Reason on file: The reported development directly names MICROSOFT CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to MSFT
- AA Alcoa
Alcoa (AA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.” Reason on file: GA selected AA as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AAL American Airlines Group
For “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History',” American Airlines Group (AAL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AAL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AAOI Applied Optoelectronics
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.” Reason on file: GA selected AAOI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AAOX Investment Managers Ser Tr I
In “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History',” Investment Managers Ser Tr I (AAOX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AAOX as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AAP Advance Auto Parts
In “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History',” Advance Auto Parts (AAP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AAP as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AAPL Apple
Apple (AAPL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'.” Reason on file: GA selected AAPL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Microsoft (MSFT)
The 18 Sep 2026 story “Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'” names Microsoft (MSFT) because of this story.
Microsoft (MSFT) is on the page because The reported development directly names MICROSOFT CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to MSFT
Alcoa (AA) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected AA as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Price levels for Microsoft (MSFT)
AA traded between 38.85 and 46.06 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 41.67. AAL traded between 11.64 and 14.05 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 11.67. MSFT traded between 491.23 and 551.08 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 533.66.
What the saved facts support for Microsoft (MSFT)
46 out of 100
“Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.