NY Times Brings Content To Amazon's AI Platforms In New Licensing Deal
May 29, 2025 - dailyvoice.com
The New York Times has entered into a licensing agreement with Amazon, allowing the tech giant to use its content, including news reporting, NYT Cooking stories, and The Athletic's sports coverage, in Amazon's AI products. This partnership will enable Amazon to incorporate Times content into features like real-time summaries and excerpts across its services, with direct links to Times platforms. The agreement also allows Amazon to use Times journalism to train its foundation models, aiming to make trusted news more accessible through Amazon's expanding AI tools.
This collaboration comes as the Times is involved in legal action against Microsoft and OpenAI for allegedly misusing its content to train language models. While OpenAI has reached a separate agreement with The Washington Post, the terms of the Amazon-Times deal remain undisclosed. Amazon has been ramping up its AI initiatives, launching new products like Alexa+, Nova language models, and a model marketplace called Bedrock.
Key takeaways:
The New York Times has agreed to let Amazon use its coverage in Amazon's AI products.
The deal allows Amazon to use Times content for AI features like real-time summaries and excerpts.
The partnership aims to make trusted news more accessible across Amazon's AI tools.
The Times is pursuing legal action against Microsoft and OpenAI for misuse of its content.
