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Amazon AI deal with New York Times brings the paper's content to Alexa

May 29, 2025 - cnbc.com
Amazon has struck a multi-year deal with The New York Times to use its content across Amazon's artificial intelligence platforms. This agreement will allow Times editorial content, including from NYT Cooking and The Athletic, to be displayed in real-time within Amazon products and services like Alexa. The content will also be used to train Amazon's proprietary foundation models. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

This partnership comes as Amazon continues to expand its generative AI offerings, including the launch of Alexa+ and other AI products like Nova models and Trainium chips. Meanwhile, The New York Times has previously sued Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement related to the use of its content in training language models, a legal action joined by other news organizations. However, some media outlets are opting for licensing agreements with tech companies instead of pursuing litigation.

Key takeaways:

  • The New York Times has struck a multi-year deal with Amazon to use its content across Amazon's AI platforms.
  • The agreement includes content from the Times' other properties like NYT Cooking and The Athletic for use in Amazon products and services.
  • The Times previously sued Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement related to training large language models.
  • Amazon has been launching various generative AI products to compete with companies like OpenAI and Google.
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