OpenAI has just signed licensing agreements with Vox Media and The Atlantic to expand its content library and mitigate legal risks.
The agreements, made public Wednesday, will let OpenAI train AI models using material from the two sites.
The content will be integrated into ChatGPT, with proper attribution links to be provided whenever the content is cited in AI-generated text.
Vox Media will share access to content from its extensive portfolio, which includes the following publications:
- Eater
- New York Magazine
- The Verge
- Vox
- SBNation
Vox Media spokesperson Lauren Starke confirmed that content sharing will begin next week and that the company also plans to use OpenAI's technology to enhance its affiliate product, The Strategist Gift Scout, and expand its ad data platform, Forte.
We’re excited to partner with @openai to help inform ChatGPT and to develop innovative products for our audiences and advertising partners. https://t.co/f4Y50TGQRY
— Vox Media (@voxmedia) May 29, 2024
For instance, The Strategist Gift Scout will use AI to scour New York Magazine's vast library of gift guides to help users find the perfect present for loved ones.
The Atlantic is also set to collaborate with OpenAI on a microsite named Atlantic Labs, which will allow its teams to experiment with AI tools aimed at improving journalistic content and reader engagement.
OpenAI's Multiple Lawsuits
The tech firm has recently pushed for media partnerships to secure high-quality training data and avoid further copyright infringement issues.
This proactive approach comes in the wake of OpenAI's ongoing legal battles with various publications.
The New York Times is currently suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement related to ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, claiming that it has spent $1 million on the lawsuit.
NY Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for training chatbots with its content in landmark case
— American Wire News (@americanwire_) December 28, 2023
The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft in a case that some say could be a “watershed moment” for artificial intelligence technology.
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The Chicago Tribune, The Intercept, The New York Daily News, and five other newspapers have also filed similar lawsuits, indicating broad industry concern about ChatGPT reproducing parts of their work.
Building media partnerships is the first step in OpenAI's plan to prevent these legal disputes from happening again.
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Editing by Katherine 'Makkie' Maclang
