Tech giants OpenAI, Google, and others are in talks with media outlets to forge agreements regarding the use of news content for training AI, the Financial Times reports. FT, News Corp, Axel Springer, The New York Times, and The Guardian are among the publishers involved in the talks, sources said. The discussions reportedly revolve around copyright concerns related to AI products such as chatbots and image generators. - The deals could involve the tech giants paying subscription fees to access the media organizations' content.
- Pricing models for the use of news content as training data for AI models are reportedly being explored, with one suggested figure of $5M to $20M per year.
- Google has taken the lead in negotiations with U.K. news outlets, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has engaged with News Corp and The New York Times.
According to FT, the media groups are driven by concerns about AI's impacts on the industry and the desire to protect their own content from unauthorized use. - Media executives want to avoid the mistakes of offering free content during the early internet era, allowing Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook to leverage that content for online advertising.
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