OpenAI, the AI development company, is currently engaged in discussions with major media corporations, including CNN, Fox Corp., and Time, regarding the licensing of their news content. This move, as reported by Bloomberg, aims to enhance the accuracy and currency of OpenAI’s AI chatbots.
OpenAI is exploring agreements with these media giants to access news, video, and various digital media content for training its AI models and improving its products. For instance, OpenAI is in talks with CNN about licensing articles to train ChatGPT and feature CNN’s content in OpenAI’s offerings. Both CNN and Fox Corp. are exploring licensing agreements covering text, video, and imagery.
Fox Corp. recently announced the launch of a blockchain platform based on Polygon, which is designed to verify how AI firms use its content.
Jessica Sibley, CEO of Time, confirmed that discussions are ongoing with OpenAI, and expressed optimism about reaching an agreement that fairly reflects the value of their content.
As of the current moment, OpenAI’s publicly available AI chatbot, ChatGPT 3.5, has training data only up to January 2022. These negotiations with media organizations suggest a push to incorporate more recent and relevant information into their AI models.
OpenAI is currently facing several lawsuits related to alleged copyright infringement concerning the use of content in training its AI models.
One of the most notable lawsuits was filed by The New York Times on December 27, in which the newspaper claimed that OpenAI’s utilization of its content for training did not constitute “fair use” and posed a threat to its journalistic work.
A week later, OpenAI faced another lawsuit from authors Nicholas Basbanes and Nicholas Gage, who argued that copyright owners should be compensated when their work is used in AI training.
On January 9, OpenAI officially responded to The New York Times lawsuit, dismissing the allegations as “without merit.” OpenAI also mentioned its ongoing discussions with media organizations about potential collaborations and partnerships for content licensing and integration into AI models. These legal challenges underscore the complex issues surrounding copyright and AI training data.
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