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Key takeaways:
- OpenAI has signed a deal with Condé Nast to use stories from its properties in OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot platform ChatGPT and its search prototype SearchGPT.
- The terms of the partnership were not disclosed, but it's implied that OpenAI will make some form of payment to Condé Nast.
- Condé Nast is the latest news organization to partner with OpenAI, joining others such as the Associated Press, Axel Springer, The Atlantic, Financial Times, News Corp and Time.
- These partnerships have been made without input from reporters and editors, causing some discontent among these employees.