OpenAI Inks Licensing Deals to Bring Vox Media, The Atlantic ...
OpenAI has announced partnerships with two additional media companies, Vox Media and The Atlantic, to license their content for the ChatGPT artificial-intelligence chatbot. These agreements also involve collaboration on various product-development projects.
Recent Partnerships
In recent times, OpenAI has entered into similar agreements with various companies, including News Corp, Dotdash Meredith, the Financial Times, and Reddit. On the other side are the New York Times and other newspapers, along with Microsoft, who have taken legal action against OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement.
Financial Details
The specific financial terms of the licensing deals between OpenAI, Vox Media, and The Atlantic have not been publicly disclosed.
Vox Media Partnership
Vox Media, which owns various prominent properties like Vox, The Verge, Eater, and New York Magazine, will be licensing content to provide valuable information to ChatGPT's 100 million users. This content will be attributed to the original brands and will drive audience referrals. Additionally, Vox Media will collaborate with OpenAI to enhance its affiliate commerce product, The Strategist Gift Scout, utilizing OpenAI's tools to improve its Forte first-party data platform.
The Atlantic Collaboration
Under the agreement between OpenAI and The Atlantic, the publisher's articles will be integrated into OpenAI's products, including ChatGPT. The Atlantic will play a role in shaping the presentation of news in future real-time discovery products. Furthermore, The Atlantic's product team will have early access to OpenAI's technology, providing feedback and exploring new use-cases to enhance news experiences in ChatGPT and other OpenAI products.
The Atlantic is currently working on Atlantic Labs, an experimental microsite focused on leveraging AI to develop innovative products and features that enhance their journalism and audience experience.
Statements from Executives
Jim Bankoff, the co-founder, chair, and CEO of Vox Media, expressed excitement about the partnership with OpenAI. He highlighted the alignment of this agreement with their goals of leveraging generative AI to innovate for their audiences, protect their intellectual property, and improve productivity.
The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson emphasized the importance of AI in shaping future web navigation. He expressed delight in partnering with OpenAI to make The Atlantic's stories more accessible to millions of users and influencing how news is presented on AI platforms.
Controversy involving Scarlett Johansson
Recently, OpenAI faced controversy involving actor Scarlett Johansson. Johansson declined a request from the company to lend her voice to ChatGPT but was surprised and upset when a voice resembling hers was used without her approval. Following her objections, OpenAI pulled down the voice from its systems.
