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OpenAI has made a significant deal with News Corp to gain access to content for training its AI models, and the companies announced this on Wednesday. According to reports, this multiyear agreement is worth up to $250 million, giving OpenAI access to content from News Corp’s extensive portfolio of titles in multiple countries. These include The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, The New York Post, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Australian, news.com.au, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier Mail, and The Herald Sun. Recommended Videos

The agreement allows OpenAI to display content from News Corp in response to user queries and to utilize News Corp’s vast database of materials for training its AI models to enhance its ChatGPT chatbot and other AI-powered products and services. “Our partnership with News Corp is a proud moment for journalism and technology,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, in a release. “We highly value News Corp’s history as a leader in reporting breaking news worldwide, and are excited to enhance our users’ access to its high-quality reporting.” Altman added, “Together, we are laying the foundation for a future where AI deeply respects, enhances, and upholds the standards of world-class journalism.”

News Corp chief Robert Thomson described the deal as a “historic agreement” that will “set new standards for truthfulness, virtue, and value in the digital age.” OpenAI’s announcement follows similar agreements with the UK-based Financial Times, German publishing giant Axel Springer, and the Associated Press news service. Such deals are becoming more common as companies developing generative-AI technology seek to avoid legal issues and copyright claims when using content to train their AI models. For example, OpenAI had previously been gathering data from the web to train its models, but growing dissatisfaction among creators whose work was being used without permission has compelled OpenAI to seek deals with publishers for proper and authorized access to content. Google, which is competing with OpenAI in the field of generative AI, is also said to have signed a similar deal with News Corp last month and announced an agreement with Reddit in February. Such deals usually mean that, in return, the tech firms will develop new AI-powered products and features that the publishers can incorporate into their platforms.