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OpenAI and Wall Street Journal owner News Corp sign content deal


Deal lets ChatGPT maker use all articles from Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Times and Sunday Times for AI model development

Earlier this year, OpenAI inked a similar contract with Axel Springer, the parent company of Business Insider and Politico. Other publications, including the New York Times, have taken a different tack: suing OpenAI and Microsoft, the startup’s key backer, over the use of its content to train generative AI and large-language model systems. “We believe a historic agreement will set new standards for veracity, for virtue and for value in the digital age,” said Robert Thomson, chief executive of News Corp. “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.”

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