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Microsoft and OpenAI are giving news outlets $10 million to use AI tools

Several media giants are still suing the pair.

These outlets will receive a grant to hire a two-year fellow who will work to develop and implement AI tools using Microsoft Azure and OpenAI credits. “While nothing will replace the central role of reporters, we believe that AI technology can help in the research, investigation, distribution, and monetization of important journalism,” Tom Rubin, the chief of intellectual property and content at OpenAI, said in the press release. Some AI applications that the outlets will explore include leveraging the technology for, transcription, content summaries, and creating a “conversational” search tool for archives.

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