The New York Times has entered into a multi-year agreement with Amazon, allowing the tech giant to display content from the Times, NYT Cooking, and The Athletic on its Alexa platform and use this content to train its AI models. In exchange, Amazon will pay a licensing fee, which the Times believes will expand its audience reach and provide Amazon customers with direct access to its journalism.
This agreement comes amid an ongoing lawsuit that the Times has filed against OpenAI and Microsoft, initiated in late 2023. The lawsuit alleges unauthorized use of the Times' content for AI training purposes. The legal battle with OpenAI is still unresolved.
Key takeaways:
The New York Times has signed a multi-year deal with Amazon to display content on Alexa and use it for AI training.
Amazon is paying a licensing fee to the Times for this agreement.
The deal aims to expand the Times' reach and provide Amazon customers with direct access to its journalism.
The New York Times is still pursuing a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft over alleged unauthorized use of its content for AI training.
