(Reuters) – Time magazine has signed a multi-year content deal with OpenAI that will give the maker of ChatGPT access to its archive of news content, the companies said on Thursday.
In response to user inquiries, the two companies added in a statement that the chatbot will cite the original source on Time.com and link back to it. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The artificial intelligence company has signed similar deals over the past few months with the Financial Times, Business Insider owner Axel Springer, France’s Le Monde, and Spain-based Brisa Media.
While some media companies like the New York Times and The Intercept have previously sued OpenAI for its use of its journalism, these content partnerships are essential to training AI models.
These deals could also provide a lucrative opportunity for news publishers, who have historically been excluded from the profits internet giants make by distributing their content.
In May, Microsoft-backed OpenAI signed content and product partnerships with The Atlantic and Vox Media.
