A new partnership between OpenAI and the media conglomerate Axel Springer will allow ChatGPT to pull directly from the news. 

It also sets a new template for media ties with Big Tech - The partnership aims to leverage AI for improved content experiences and new financial opportunities, supporting sustainable journalism.

It also includes using Axel Springer's content for training OpenAI's language models…

OpenAI strikes ‘first of its kind’ deal with publisher Axel Springer to use its news content in ChatGPT | CNN Business

A new partnership between OpenAI and the media conglomerate Axel Springer will allow ChatGPT to pull directly from the news.   It also sets a new template for media ties with Big Tech - The partnership aims to leverage AI for improved content experiences and new financial opportunities, supporting sustainable journalism.  It also includes using Axel Springer's content for training OpenAI's language models… OpenAI strikes ‘first of its kind’ deal with publisher Axel Springer to use its news content in ChatGPT | CNN Business OpenAI will pay publishing giant Axel Springer to use its news content in the company’s artificial intelligence products, marking a “first of its kind” global publishing deal that will allow the ChatG https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/13/tech/open-ai-axel-springer-chatgpt/index.html

Jerome Cody

OpenAI inks licensing deal with WaPo: The Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper signed a “strategic partnership” with the AI model giant, which will make Washington Post content more accessible within ChatGPT. Under the terms of the agreement, ChatGPT will prominently feature Post content when asked about politics, global affairs, business, tech, and other relevant topics, while OpenAI gets access to the Post’s original summaries, quotes, and reporting. All Post content will apparently appear with direct links and clear attribution… when the model isn’t busy hallucinating, we suppose.

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/washington-post-openai-licensing-deal-1236374787/?_bhlid=e7cd11866bd792576c72fd66f6883de95ff71f38

OpenAI inks licensing deal with WaPo: The Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper signed a “strategic partnership” with the AI model giant, which will make Washington Post content more accessible within ChatGPT. Under the terms of the agreement, ChatGPT will prominently feature Post content when asked about politics, global affairs, business, tech, and other relevant topics, while OpenAI gets access to the Post’s original summaries, quotes, and reporting. All Post content will apparently appear with direct links and clear attribution… when the model isn’t busy hallucinating, we suppose.  https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/washington-post-openai-licensing-deal-1236374787/?_bhlid=e7cd11866bd792576c72fd66f6883de95ff71f38

The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has gone into business with artificial-intelligence powerhouse OpenAI.

Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Inks OpenAI Licensing Deal for ChatGPT Search

Cyril

A look at how DeepSeek cites news sources in the absence of licensing agreements with major publishers. 

https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/how-deepseek-stacks-up-when-citing-news-publishers/?ref=platformer.news

A look at how DeepSeek cites news sources in the absence of licensing agreements with major publishers.   https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/how-deepseek-stacks-up-when-citing-news-publishers/?ref=platformer.news

Bobby

The ruling, is a step forward for news publishers which have been fighting AI firms such as OpenAI for using their content in the training of ChatGPT without permission.

News outlet The Intercept’s lawsuit alleging that OpenAI illegally removed reporters’ bylines is moving forward in court. 

https://theintercept.com/2024/11/22/openai-intercept-lawsuit/?ref=platformer.news

News outlet The Intercept’s lawsuit alleging that OpenAI illegally removed reporters’ bylines is moving forward in court.   https://theintercept.com/2024/11/22/openai-intercept-lawsuit/?ref=platformer.news

The Intercept’s lawsuit argues that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act prevents OpenAI from stripping a story’s title or byline.

The Intercept’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Advances on Claim It Removed Reporters’ Bylines

Tasia

I'm guess i'm OK with the decision.
I do think the way it should work is, if a person put effort into making content and they put it behind a paywall, then they should be paid if it is needed for training.
If a person puts content out for anyone to read, then that content can be used to train a model because, for example, Brian reads my article, he tells Karen, she writes an article, the article gets scraped for training.
Us humes share info for free all the time and use it to inform our thinking and actions.
That the LLM's might use the same resource for their training makes sense to me that it need not be a paid thing.
So my words in a book that I'm trying to sell shouldn't be used for training.

https://medium.com/@ignacio.de.gregorio.noblejas/why-this-chatgpt-court-win-is-historic-997f75927380

 #Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

I'm guess i'm OK with the decision. I do think the way it should work is, if a person put effort into making content and they put it behind a paywall, then they should be paid if it is needed for training. If a person puts content out for anyone to read, then that content can be used to train a model because, for example, Brian reads my article, he tells Karen, she writes an article, the article gets scraped for training. Us humes share info for free all the time and use it to inform our thinking and actions. That the LLM's might use the same resource for their training makes sense to me that it need not be a paid thing. So my words in a book that I'm trying to sell shouldn't be used for training.  https://medium.com/@ignacio.de.gregorio.noblejas/why-this-chatgpt-court-win-is-historic-997f75927380   #Artificial Intelligence

Jerome Cody

A group of likeminded people in Artificial Intelligence are talking about this.