New York Times Enters AI Content Licensing Deal with Amazon
The New York Times has announced a significant agreement with Amazon to license its content for training artificial intelligence models, representing the newspaper’s first major generative AI licensing deal.
Several major media organizations have already established similar partnerships with tech giants, but The New York Times had previously been hesitant to allow its content to be used in AI development.
The newspaper is currently in a legal dispute with OpenAI, Amazon’s competitor, over allegations of copyright infringement related to the use of its content in training ChatGPT.
“The deal is consistent with our long-held principle that high-quality journalism is worth paying for,” stated Meredith Kopit Levien, CEO of The New York Times, in an internal memo.
The announcement led to a 1.85% increase in The New York Times’ stock price on the New York Stock Exchange, pushing it close to its all-time high.
This development is part of a broader trend where media outlets worldwide are navigating the challenges and opportunities presented by artificial intelligence in reshaping the global information landscape.
Other major news organizations, including News Corp, Le Monde, The Washington Post, and Axel Springer, have signed similar agreements with OpenAI, while Google has partnered with the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse has collaborated with the French AI startup Mistral.
