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The New York Times Updates Terms of Service to Prevent AI Scraping Its Content

Aug 15, 2023 - adweek.com
The New York Times has updated its terms of service to prohibit the use of its content to train machine learning or AI systems, including the use of website crawlers. The move comes amid concerns that AI models could undermine publishers' revenue streams by republishing content without credit and contribute to misinformation. The updated terms of service could result in penalties for those who defy the rules, although the specifics of these penalties are not yet clear.

In response to these developments, discussions are underway between AI companies and major publishers to establish licensing agreements. These agreements would compensate publishers for their content and potentially include mechanisms to prevent the generation of factually inaccurate content by AI systems. The negotiations also look at how to properly cite publishers for their content.

Key takeaways:

  • The New York Times has updated its terms of services to prohibit the use of its content for training AI or machine learning systems. This includes text, images, audio and video clips, and metadata.
  • AI models often rely on content and data, including journalism pieces and copyrighted art, to output results. Publishers are concerned that AI models will undermine their revenue streams by publishing repurposed content without credit.
  • Discussions are underway between AI companies and major publishers to establish licensing agreements. These deals are primarily set for AI companies to compensate publishers for their content.
  • There is a focus on establishing mechanisms such as guardrails and fact-checking processes within AI companies to prevent the generation of factually inaccurate content by the LLMs.
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