The Washington Post will now let ChatGPT summarize its articles ...
OpenAI has already established partnerships with over 20 different publishers, including News Corp, Business Insider's parent company The Associated Press, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, the Financial Times, Future, and Hearst. Vox Media, the parent company of The Verge, also collaborates with OpenAI.
The recent strategic partnership between The Washington Post and OpenAI aims to enhance the accessibility of high-quality news through ChatGPT. According to a press release from The Washington Post, this collaboration will enable ChatGPT to showcase summaries, quotes, and original article links from The Post when relevant questions are asked.
The partnership with The Washington Post will focus on highlighting journalism covering politics, global affairs, business, technology, and more. The content will always be attributed clearly with direct links to the full articles, allowing users to delve deeper into various topics.
Peter Elkins-Williams, head of global partnerships at The Washington Post, expressed that offering their impactful reporting through ChatGPT aligns with the newspaper's commitment to providing information in a way that suits their audience's preferences.
Varun Shetty, head of media partnerships at OpenAI, mentioned that ChatGPT is used by over 500 million people weekly for answering a wide range of questions. The platform reached 400 million weekly active users in February.
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