OpenAI, News Corp. sign multi-year content deal
The deal allows the ChatGPT creator permission to display content from News Corp. publications including The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post
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News Corp CEO Robert Thomson and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman join 'Kudlow' to discuss a new partnership that will give OpenAI access to current and archived content from News Corp's publications.
ChatGPT creator OpenAI has inked a multi-year deal with News Corp. to utilize the global media firm's content in its generative artificial intelligence products.
The agreement allows Microsoft-backed OpenAI to display mastheads from major News Corp. publications in response to user questions, and to use current and archived content from several outlets in order to enhance its AI tools.
OpenAI has signed a multi-year partnership with News Corp. to utilize the content of the global media conglomerate's major publications. (Dilara Irem Sancar/Anadolu via / Getty Images)
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Under the partnership, OpenAI will be able to use content from several News Corp. outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the New York Post in the U.S.; The Times and The Sun and others out of the U.K.; as well as multiple Australian publications like The Herald Sun and The Courier Mail.
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News Corp. will also share journalistic expertise with OpenAI as part of the deal, to assist in ensuring the highest journalism standards across the AI startup's products.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
"Our partnership with News Corp is a proud moment for journalism and technology," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement. "We greatly value News Corp’s history as a leader in reporting breaking news around the world, and are excited to enhance our users’ access to its high quality reporting. Together, we are setting the foundation for a future where AI deeply respects, enhances, and upholds the standards of world-class journalism."
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"We are delighted to have found principled partners in Sam Altman and his trusty, talented team who understand the commercial and social significance of journalists and journalism," News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson said of the partnership. "This landmark accord is not an end, but the beginning of a beautiful friendship in which we are jointly committed to creating and delivering insight and integrity instantaneously."
Fox Corporation chairman and News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch, left, and Fox Corporation Executive Chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch. (FOX Corporation / Fox News)
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News Corp. was launched by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who also founded FOX Corp, the parent company of FOX News and FOX Business. Murdoch currently serves as Chairman Emeritus at both companies, and his son, Lachlan Murdoch, is the sole chairman for both firms.