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Microsoft and Epic Games Suddenly Agree That AI Is Theft
Gaming giants Microsoft and Epic Games are being reported as agreeing that AI-generated content amounts to theft, according to Kotaku. The framing suggests the companies have flipped positions now that generative AI threatens their own intellectual property, after years of the games industry benefiting from loosely policed reuse of creative work. Commenters are debating whether the stance is principled or just self-interest from rights holders.
Why now: The apparent irony of major IP holders calling AI theft once their own work is at risk has struck a nerve in tech and gaming circles.
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- Microsoft and Epic Games Suddenly Agree That AI Is Theft · tom2026hn · 71
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