OpenAI, the organization behind the famous ChatGPT AI robot, has announced a collaboration with media large News Corp. to strengthen its AI chatbots.
CNBC reports that , OpenAI has entered into a mega- time global collaboration with News Corp., granting the Artificial business access to current and archived content from outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Barron’s, and the New York Post. This collaboration will enable aboration OpenAI to respond to user queries by displaying content from these sources within its ChatGPT chatbot.
The partnership goes beyond just sharing content, as News Corp. will also share its journalistic expertise with OpenAI, claiming it will ensure that the highest journalism standards are upheld across the AI company’s offerings. Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp., expressed his enthusiasm for the collaboration, stating,” We believe a historic agreement will set new standards for veracity, for virtue and for value in the digital age. We’re delighted to have found trustworthy, capable partners in Sam Altman and his trusted, knowledgeable team who are aware of the value of journalists and journalism in terms of both the private and public sectors.
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., speaks with members of the media during the Allen &, Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, US, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.  , Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
NEW YORK – May 01: Pedestrians walk past the Wall Street Journal building at 1155 6th Avenue on May 01, 2007 in New York City. The Wall Street Journal received an unsubscribed$ 5 billion offer from News Corporation today. ( Photograph by Michael Nagle/Getty Images )
In addition to the News Corp. partnership, OpenAI has also joined forces with Reddit, gaining access to the censorship- happy leftist social media platform’s Data API, which provides real- time, structured, and unique content. This collaboration will enable OpenAI to train its AI models using Reddit’s extensive library of user-generated content, thereby enhancing the capabilities of its AI products.
OpenAI will become a Reddit advertising partner as part of the agreement, and users and moderators will begin receiving AI-powered features as part of the platform’s social media platform. This move follows a similar partnership between Reddit and Google, announced in February, which allows Google to train its AI models, such as Gemini, on Reddit content.
OpenAI does n’t have the same positive working relationship with all media companies. The New York Times has sued the AI company in a copyright lawsuit, according to a report from Breitbart News:
The defendants use the Times ‘ work without permission or compensation, according to the lawsuit, who claims they have squandered billions of dollars in content creation costs. The Times is asking for damages and an injunction to stop Microsoft and OpenAI from using its content again and to destroy datasets containing its work. The lawsuit claims that Microsoft and OpenAI’s AI tools, which were partially based on their content, have significantly increased these companies ‘ valuations, underlining the lucrativeness of using proprietary intellectual property without compensation.
The legal argument revolves around the idea of” fair use.” According to tech companies, this provision allows the open internet to be used to train AI technologies. However, the , Times , refutes this, stating that the AI tools reproduce large portions of its articles verbatim, which goes beyond the scope of fair use​​.
The lawsuit cites specific instances where ChatGPT has closely mimicked , Times ‘ articles, such as a 2019 report on predatory lending in New York City’s taxi industry, illustrating the extent of the alleged infringement
Read more at CNBC here.
For Breitbart News, Lucas Nolan is a reporter covering issues involving free speech and online censorship.
