In one of the first such deals involving journalism, OpenAI plans to use content from Axel Springer media such as Politico to power ChatGPT answers.
OpenAI will upgrade ChatGPT to include real-time news information after signing a deal with European news company Axel Springer.
As part of the agreement announced yesterday (December 13), OpenAI will train its AI models based on news content published by organizations such as Politico, Business Insider, and other European media outlets.
The idea, according to parent company Axel Springer, is to use AI to “enhance the content experience” and create “new economic opportunities” for the future of journalism.
“We are excited to form this first-of-its-kind global partnership between Axel Springer and OpenAI,” said Matthias Dopfner, CEO of Axel Springer. Stated.
“We want to explore opportunities in AI-powered journalism to take journalistic quality, social relevance, and business models to the next level.”
Through this partnership, ChatGPT will have access to recent news content across a variety of topics covered by the brand's outlets.
Axel Springer, headquartered in Berlin, owns both Politico and Business Insider, as well as local European outlets such as Bild and Welt. ChatGPT will include a link to the full article used as a source in its answers to increase transparency.
“This partnership with Axel Springer will help give people new ways to access high-quality, real-time news content through our AI tools,” said Brad Lightcap, COO of OpenAI. Ta.
“We are deeply committed to working with publishers and creators around the world and enabling them to benefit from advanced AI technologies and new revenue models.”
OpenAI is at the forefront of the global AI race. But it has faced several obstacles along the way, including internal turmoil involving CEO Sam Altman and its board of directors and increased international regulatory scrutiny.
Earlier this week, UK watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority launched an initial review of OpenAI's financial relationship with Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars in AI startups this year.
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