OpenAI partners with Hearst to enhance ChatGPT
A collaboration for journalistic integrity.
OpenAI has teamed up with Hearst Communications Inc. to incorporate content from its magazines and newspapers into the ChatGPT chatbot. This partnership, announced on Tuesday, enables Hearst to license material from well-known publications such as Esquire, Cosmopolitan, and Elle, along with more than 40 newspapers for use in OpenAI’s products. The content will be displayed in ChatGPT with proper attribution, providing transparency and easy access to the original sources.
Jeff Johnson, President of Hearst Newspapers, highlighted the significance of including journalism from professional journalists in AI products as generative AI advances. He stated that this partnership enables Hearst’s trusted and curated content to enrich OpenAI’s offerings, resulting in more timely and relevant information.
OpenAI has been working to establish similar licensing agreements with a range of publishers, such as Condé Nast, News Corp., and Time magazine, to train its AI models and ensure access to authoritative information. Many of these agreements include commitments to provide news summaries with proper attribution. However, not all media outlets are on board; the New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in December, alleging the unauthorised use of its copyrighted articles. OpenAI has contested these claims, asserting that the newspaper is not presenting the full context of the situation.