News Corp CEO accuses some AI companies of content theft, praises licensed partners

theregister.com

News Corp CEO Robert Thomson labeled some AI companies "crass kleptomaniacs" for allegedly stealing content, while praising licensed partners OpenAI and Meta as "principled" and "honorable." On an earnings call, Thomson outlined a "woo and sue" strategy, accusing Brave of illegally scraping and repackaging articles for enterprise clients. He warned those companies' customers may possess stolen goods, and said litigation is ongoing. News Corp reported full-year revenue of $9.03 billion, up 7 percent, with its real estate unit growing 12 percent. Authors have also sued AI firms, and Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement fund.


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