Newly released documents in the Authors Guild's lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal that the companies knowingly broke the law by training their AI models on copyrighted books, including those from a "sketchy Russian website". The filings show that executives and employees were aware of the potential harm to authors, publishers, and American culture, with one warning that OpenAI's models pose an "existential threat" to the book industry. The lawsuit, which includes prominent authors such as John Grisham and George R.R. Martin, alleges that the companies' actions demonstrate a reckless disregard for human authorship and a determination to win the AI arms race at any cost.