An overview of existing deals between news publishers and AI companies and the questions they raise regarding long-term costs, the selection process, and more
In the past few weeks, News Corp, the Financial Times and Dotdash Meredith became the latest news organizations to strike licensing deals …
Columbia Journalism Review Pete Brown
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Discussion
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@jonkeegan@mastodon.social
Jon Keegan
on mastodon
Really glad to see by former colleagues at — @TowCenter tracking the flow of money from AI companies to news organizations. This is a really critical story at an urgent moment. (From Pete Brown): — https://www.cjr.org/... And be sure to check out their “AI Partnership Trac…
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@emilybell
Emily Bell
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For those interested in the #AIJournalism deals, we have launched a database of deals @TowCenter and our research director @beteprown has written an analysis of the early deals and questions that remain. A ‘pricing model is emerging’ ...https://www.cjr.org/...
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
on x
A criticism by @CJR is that this is another instance of big tech picking winners among journalists who are then beholden to them until the cash dries up. Even if you believe that, I'm not sure what the remedy is. Ban deal making for AI training data? https://www.cjr.org/...
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@pkafka
Peter Kafka
on x
@Jessicalessin Not sure the publishers value the credits that much...
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@towcenter
@towcenter
on x
New from @TowCenter - our latest Platforms and Publishers work , this time on AI deals with newsrooms. We have created a database, and Research Director @beteprown has written an analysis here https://www.cjr.org/... nice thread below from @_FelixSimon_
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
on x
Here's a great visual of content deals by AI companies by @CJR. It's somewhat incomplete as content deals with user generated content sites like Reddit, Stack Overflow & Tumblr are not covered. It's hard to imagine how any startup can compete with this level of spending. [image]
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@_felixsimon_
Felix M. Simon
on x
I wrote earlier that without transparency around the conditions of the AI licensing deals between tech companies & publishers it is difficult to assess their implications. The @TowCenter's Pete Brown has launched a database providing us with an overview https://petebrown.quarto.p…
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@jessicalessin
Jessica Lessin
on x
One thought: If OpenAI is partially paying publishers in credits to use OpenAI, and Microsoft is funding OpenAI with credits to use Azure... Credits all the way down.
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@jessicalessin
Jessica Lessin
on x
@pkafka Agree but if part of deal price as WSJ reported (I have no independent info) then the 250 million could be misleading
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@rasmus_kleis
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
on x
Winner-takes-most. On AI licencing, “the big question for news organizations - or some might argue, the chosen few that are given a choice - is: Deal or no deal? (For those not invited to the table, it's more a case of: Deal with it.)” Pete Brown writes. https://www.cjr.org/...
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r/artificial
r
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Do you think partnering with OpenAI is a smart move or risky business for publishers?