OpenAI is partnering with Hearst, one of the nation’s largest newspaper and magazine content owners.
The partnership, announced Tuesday, spans 20 magazine brands and 40 newspapers, making it one of the company’s largest media partnerships. The deal will include content from the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Runner’s World and Women’s Health.
OpenAI is being sued by multiple publishers and other copyright holders for plagiarizing their works without compensation or technical training. It has entered into content deals with other media companies, but faces the possibility that its archives could be used by them regardless of whether an agreement is reached. The New York Times filed a lawsuit in January over allegations that its articles were used in ChatGPT responses.
Hearst Magazines President Debi Chirichella said in a statement that the partnership “will help us evolve the future of magazine content.” She further added, “This collaboration will ensure that our quality writing and expertise, cultural and historical context, attribution and authenticity are promoted as OpenAI’s products evolve.” Ta.
Under the agreement, Hearst content used to answer questions on ChatGPT will “include appropriate citations and direct links.” OpenAI said this “ensures transparency and easy access to the original source.” This comes after the AI company closed a $6.6 billion funding round, giving it a valuation of $157 billion. Further terms were not disclosed.
“Incorporating Hearst’s authoritative content into our products will improve our ability to provide our users with engaging and trustworthy information,” OpenAI Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap said in a statement. Ta.
Media organizations that have reached similar deals with OpenAI include Politico and Business Insider owner Axel Springer. News Corporation; Associated Press; Financial Times; Vox Media; and The Atlantic.
“As generative AI matures, it’s important that journalism created by professional journalists is at the heart of all AI products,” said Jeff Johnson, president of Hearst Newspapers. “This agreement will make trusted, curated content created by Hearst Newspapers’ award-winning journalists available as part of OpenAI products, such as ChatGPT, to deliver more timely and relevant results. is produced.”
At the forefront of the copyright litigation between OpenAI and publishers is the New York Times and a coalition of eight daily newspapers – New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun • Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Denver Post, Orange County Register and St. Paul Pioneer Press — owned by Alden Global Capital. OpenAI maintains the use of content on the Internet to power its AI systems, which constitutes fair use, which allows the exploitation of copyrighted works under certain circumstances.
