The Times and The Sun publisher News Corp has inked a multi-year deal with artificial intelligence developer OpenAI, making it the latest publisher to allow the tech company to use its content. Through the deal, the creator of ChatGPT has access to current and archived content from many of News Corp’s publications, which also include The Wall Street Journal and New York Post. According to the Wall Street Journal , the deal could be worth more than $250m (£196m) over five years.
It means OpenAI now has permission to display News Corp content in response to user questions and to enhance its products. Robert Thomson, chief executive of Murdoch-owned News Corp , described it as the start of a “beautiful friendship” between the two companies. He said: “We believe an historic agreement will set new standards for veracity, for virtue and for value in the digital age.
“We are delighted to have found principled partners in Sam Altman and his trusty, talented team who understand the commercial and social significance of journalists and journalism. “This landmark accord is not an end, but the beginning of a beautiful friendship in which we are jointly committed to creating and delivering insight and integrity instantaneously.” News Corp is not the first publication to sign a deal with OpenAI.
Last month, the Financial Times sealed a deal, allowing users of ChatGPT to access summaries, quotes and links to FT articles. Several other publishers including Associated Press, Ax.
