OpenAI Signs Licensing Agreement with European Media to Accelerate Data Acquisition

French daily Le Monde and Spanish media Prisa
"Pursuing partnerships with CNN, FOX, and Time"

OpenAI is accelerating its efforts to secure news data for training ChatGPT by signing content supply agreements with major European media outlets.

On the 13th (local time), Bloomberg reported that OpenAI has signed licensing agreements with Le Monde, a world-renowned French newspaper, and Prisa, Spain's largest media group. News articles and other content from these two media companies will be provided as training data for ChatGPT. The terms of the agreements have not been disclosed.

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ChatGPT users are also expected to benefit. According to a post on the OpenAI blog, in the coming months, ChatGPT users will be able to view summaries of news content from Le Monde and Prisa. Additionally, ChatGPT responses will include "enhanced links" to the original articles, allowing users to access additional information and related articles on the news sites.

Brad Lightcap, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of OpenAI, said, "We are committed to supporting journalism by applying new AI technologies and providing more opportunities to content creators." He added that the goal of this partnership is "to enable ChatGPT users worldwide to engage with news in new ways that offer insights."

Louis Dreyfus, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Le Monde, stated, "Through this partnership with OpenAI, we can fulfill our mission to provide accurate and balanced news articles to a wider audience," and predicted, "More diverse and broader audiences will have access to and appreciate authoritative content."

This agreement is seen as another significant advancement in OpenAI's entry into the media market. According to the report, last December OpenAI signed a multi-year content supply agreement worth tens of millions of euros with Axel Springer, a major German media group. In January, it was reported that OpenAI entered negotiations to sign licensing agreements with leading U.S. media outlets such as CNN, FOX, and Time magazine.

However, not all media companies are cooperating with OpenAI. Last December, The New York Times sued OpenAI, alleging that it developed AI by unlawfully using its copyrighted articles. OpenAI immediately denied the claims, calling them baseless.

Meanwhile, generative AI technologies like ChatGPT are created by learning from vast amounts of digital text. This has recently sparked controversy between developers and content creators over copyright infringement and compensation for the use of copyrighted works.

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