Get the latest tech news

OpenAI inks strategic tie-up with UK’s Financial Times, including content use


OpenAI, maker of the viral AI chatbot ChatGPT, has netted another news licensing deal in Europe, adding London's Financial Times to a growing list of OpenAI, maker of the viral AI chatbot ChatGPT, has netted another news licensing deal in Europe, adding London's Financial Times to a growing list of publishers it's paying for content access.

OpenAI, maker of the viral AI chatbot ChatGPT, has netted another news licensing deal in Europe, adding London’s Financial Times to a growing list of publishers it’s paying for content access. The latest deal looks a touch cozier than other recent OpenAI publisher tie-ups — such as with German giant Axel Springer or with the AP, Le Monde and Prisa Media in France and Spain respectively — as the pair are referring to the arrangement as a “strategic partnership and licensing agreement”. Last month it announced a GenAI tool for subscribers — which essentially shakes out to offering a natural language search option atop two decades of FT content (so, basically, it’s a value-add aimed at driving subscriptions for human-produced journalism).

Get the Android app

Or read this on TechCrunch

Read more on:

Photo of OpenAI

OpenAI

Photo of Financial Times

Financial Times

Photo of content use

content use

Related news:

News photo

ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can't correct it

News photo

Apple reportedly courting OpenAI to develop AI features for iPhone

News photo

CEOs of OpenAI, Google and Microsoft to join other tech leaders on federal AI safety panel