Condé Nast and OpenAI have announced a long-term partnership to feature content from Condé Nast’s brands such as Vogue, Wired, and The New Yorker in OpenAI’s ChatGPT and SearchGPT prototypes.
The financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. OpenAI, backed by Microsoft and led by Sam Altman, has recently signed similar deals with Axel Springer, Time magazine’s owner, Financial Times, Business Insider, Le Monde in France, and Prisa Media in Spain. This partnership allows OpenAI to access extensive text archives owned by publishers for training large language models like ChatGPT and real-time information retrieval.
OpenAI launched SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine in July, venturing into Google’s long-dominant territory. Collaborations with magazine publishers enable SearchGPT to display information and references from Condé Nast articles in search results.
OpenAI’s Chief Operating Officer, Brad Lightcap, expressed the company’s dedication to collaborating with Condé Nast and other news publishers to uphold accuracy, integrity, and respect for quality journalism as AI becomes more assimilated in news discovery and dissemination.
Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch mentioned in an email reported by The New York Times that this partnership will help offset some revenue losses suffered by publishers due to technology companies. He emphasized the importance of meeting readers’ needs while ensuring proper attribution and compensation for the use of intellectual property with emerging technologies.
On the contrary, some media companies like The New York Times and The Intercept have taken legal action against OpenAI for using their articles without permission, indicating an ongoing legal dispute.
Source: www.theguardian.com
