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OpenAI inks deal with Axel Springer on licensing news for model training | TechCrunch

Dec 13, 2023 - news.bensbites.co
OpenAI has reached an agreement with Axel Springer, the Berlin-based owner of publications including Business Insider and Politico, to train its generative AI models on the publisher's content. This is the second such arrangement for OpenAI, following a similar deal with The Associated Press. In return for allowing OpenAI to use its content, Axel Springer will receive payments of an unspecified amount and frequency. The deal will also see ChatGPT users receive summaries of selected articles from Axel Springer's publications, including those behind a paywall.

The agreement comes amid tension between publishers and generative AI vendors over copyright infringement and compensation for using content. Several media organizations have called for more transparency and copyright protection in AI, with some suggesting regulations that require transparency into training data sets and allow media companies to negotiate with AI model operators.

Key takeaways:

  • OpenAI has reached an agreement with Axel Springer to train its generative AI models on the publisher’s content and add recent articles to its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT.
  • This is OpenAI's second such arrangement with a news organization, following a similar deal with The Associated Press.
  • ChatGPT users will get summaries of selected articles from Axel Springer’s publications, including stories normally gated behind a paywall, with attribution and links to the full articles.
  • Many publishers and generative AI vendors have a contentious relationship, with publishers alleging copyright infringement and expressing concerns about generative models reducing traffic to their sites.
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