OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has reportedly reached an agreement with the Financial Times to utilize the newspaper’s journalism content for the training of artificial intelligence systems. According to a report by the Guardian, the Financial Times will receive an undisclosed payment as part of the deal.
This partnership means that users of ChatGPT will now come across summaries and quotes from Financial Times articles when interacting with the chatbot. They will also receive links to relevant articles in some responses. The Financial Times is known for its leftist viewpoints, advocating for globalism and strongly opposing Brexit.
FT Group CEO John Ridding commented that it is important for AI companies to compensate publishers for their content. OpenAI has also entered into similar agreements with other media entities like Associated Press, Le Monde, PRISA, and Axel Springer. OpenAI’s COO Brad Lightcap emphasized the significance of incorporating quality journalism into their products.
However, OpenAI is facing legal challenges from entities like the New York Times, which has sued the company and its investor Microsoft for allegedly using its journalism without permission to train language models. Authors Jodi Picoult, John Grisham, and George RR Martin, along with Getty Images, have also taken legal action against OpenAI for copyright infringement.
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