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Economic Times
a day ago
- Business
- Economic Times
The NYT paradox: Suing OpenAI, then signing with Amazon
NYT News Service The New York Times building in Manhattan The New York Times (NYT) has signed a licensing agreement with Amazon, allowing the tech giant to use its editorial content to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. But this is not something new. Other media groups, such as News Corp — the owner of The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, and The New York Post — struck similar deals with OpenAI in May last year. What makes this development notable or even ironic is the timing: it comes even as the NYT continues a legal battle with OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. The beginning In 2023, the NYT alleged that millions of its articles had been used without consent to help train their AI technologies. Back then, it was the first major US news outlet to sue OpenAI and Microsoft. "Defendants seek to free-ride on NYT's massive investment in its journalism by using it to build substitutive products without permission or payment," the lawsuit stated, as filed in Manhattan federal the NYT didn't specify a damages figure, it estimated that the unauthorised use of its content had caused 'billions of dollars' in harm. Additionally, the media company had spent $10.8 million by February this year on legal costs related to the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) litigation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. NYT's case for collaboration 'The collaboration will make The New York Times's original content more accessible to customers across Amazon products and services, including direct links to Times products,' said NYT in a statement to further noted that the partnership highlights both companies' shared commitment to delivering global news and perspectives through Amazon's AI offerings. In addition, CEO Meredith Kopit Levien said, 'The deal is consistent with our long-held principle that high-quality journalism is worth paying for. It aligns with our deliberate approach to ensuring that our work is valued appropriately, whether through commercial deals or through the enforcement of our intellectual property rights.' Domino effect The NYT's move paved the way for other publishers to follow suit. Publications such as the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, and Florida's Sun Sentinel also filed lawsuits against OpenAI and claimed the tech companies had 'purloined millions of the publishers' copyrighted articles without permission and without payment.'However, the backlash wasn't limited to the United States. In November 2024, Indian news agency ANI launched legal action against OpenAI for using its published content without permission. It also alleged that ChatGPT falsely attributed fabricated stories to the agency. Just two months later, Indian media houses, including Gautam Adani's NDTV and Mukesh Ambani's Network18, also approached a New Delhi court, seeking to join the ongoing legal battle against the AI firm. Indian book publishers and their international counterparts joined in, too. Rising anxiety News organisations are increasingly anxious about the impact of AI on their workforce. One of the most recent examples is Business Insider, which announced layoffs affecting around 21% of its staff, according to Fox News the decision, CEO Barbara Peng said, 'The company is fully embracing AI,' noting that 70% of the team already uses Enterprise ChatGPT. She added that the goal is to achieve full journalism, creative professionals in writing, acting, and related fields also fear that AI will exploit their online work to produce competing content without fair compensation. AI models can already generate human-like text, images, and code in on the Amazon licensing deal, New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien said, 'The deal is consistent with our long-held principle that high-quality journalism is worth paying for. It aligns with our deliberate approach to ensuring that our work is valued appropriately, whether through commercial deals or the enforcement of our intellectual property rights.'
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
The NYT paradox: Suing OpenAI, then signing with Amazon
The New York Times (NYT) has signed a licensing agreement with Amazon , allowing the tech giant to use its editorial content to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. But this is not something new. Other media groups, such as News Corp — the owner of The Wall Street Journal , Barron's, MarketWatch, and The New York Post — struck similar deals with OpenAI in May last year. What makes this development notable or even ironic is the timing: it comes even as the NYT continues a legal battle with OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement . by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký The beginning In 2023, the NYT alleged that millions of its articles had been used without consent to help train their AI technologies. Live Events Back then, it was the first major US news outlet to sue OpenAI and Microsoft . Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories "Defendants seek to free-ride on NYT's massive investment in its journalism by using it to build substitutive products without permission or payment," the lawsuit stated, as filed in Manhattan federal court. While the NYT didn't specify a damages figure, it estimated that the unauthorised use of its content had caused 'billions of dollars' in harm. Additionally, the media company had spent $10.8 million by February this year on legal costs related to the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) litigation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. NYT's case for collaboration 'The collaboration will make The New York Times's original content more accessible to customers across Amazon products and services, including direct links to Times products,' said NYT in a statement to CNN. It further noted that the partnership highlights both companies' shared commitment to delivering global news and perspectives through Amazon's AI offerings. In addition, CEO Meredith Kopit Levien said, 'The deal is consistent with our long-held principle that high-quality journalism is worth paying for. It aligns with our deliberate approach to ensuring that our work is valued appropriately, whether through commercial deals or through the enforcement of our intellectual property rights .' Domino effect The NYT's move paved the way for other publishers to follow suit. Publications such as the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, and Florida's Sun Sentinel also filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft. They claimed the tech companies had 'purloined millions of the publishers' copyrighted articles without permission and without payment.' However, the backlash wasn't limited to the United States. In November 2024, Indian news agency ANI launched legal action against OpenAI for using its published content without permission. It also alleged that ChatGPT falsely attributed fabricated stories to the agency. Just two months later, Indian media houses, including Gautam Adani's NDTV and Mukesh Ambani's Network18, also approached a New Delhi court, seeking to join the ongoing legal battle against the AI firm. Indian book publishers and their international counterparts joined in, too. Rising anxiety News organisations are increasingly anxious about the impact of AI on their workforce. One of the most recent examples is Business Insider, which announced layoffs affecting around 21% of its staff, according to Fox News Digital. Explaining the decision, CEO Barbara Peng said, 'The company is fully embracing AI,' noting that 70% of the team already uses Enterprise ChatGPT. She added that the goal is to achieve full adoption. Beyond journalism, creative professionals in writing, acting, and related fields also fear that AI will exploit their online work to produce competing content without fair compensation. AI models can already generate human-like text, images, and code in seconds. Speaking on the Amazon licensing deal, New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien said, 'The deal is consistent with our long-held principle that high-quality journalism is worth paying for. It aligns with our deliberate approach to ensuring that our work is valued appropriately, whether through commercial deals or the enforcement of our intellectual property rights.'
Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Amazon Stock (AMZN) Makes Headlines on AI Training Deal With NY Times
Amazon (AMZN) stock made some headlines today when it sealed a first-ever AI training deal with the New York Time s (NYT). Confident Investing Starts Here: Recipes and Sport Only two years after the New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft (MSFT) for copyright infringement, the iconic newspaper revealed that it had agreed to license its editorial content to Amazon to train the tech giant's AI platforms. Amazon stock was up 1% in early trading as was NYT. Besides news articles, material will also include NYT Cooking, a site dedicated to food and recipes, and The Athletic, its sports-focused site. The company also noted that Amazon's use of The Times's editorial content could extend to Alexa software on its smart speakers. The Times said it was the first time it had agreed to a licensing agreement with a focus on generative AI. technology. 'The deal is consistent with our long-held principle that high-quality journalism is worth paying for,' said The Times chief executive Meredith Kopit Levien. GenAI Growth The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it's also the first such agreement for Amazon. This contrasts with OpenAI which has signed a number of deals with publishers including The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian, NewsCorp, Axel Springer, and more. Back in 2023, The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft after accusing them of using millions of articles it published to train their AI models without consent or compensation. Both OpenAI and Microsoft have rejected accusations of wrongdoing. This new stance shows the desire of publishers to control how their editorial content is used by tech firms, but also an understanding of the relentless rise in demand for generative AI. What are the Best AI Stocks to Buy Now? We have rounded up the best AI stocks to buy using our TipRanks comparison tool. Disclaimer & Disclosure Report an Issue
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
The Times and Amazon announce an AI licensing deal
The New York Times Co. has agreed to license its editorial content to Amazon for use in the tech giant's artificial intelligence platforms, the company said Thursday. The multiyear agreement "will bring Times editorial content to a variety of Amazon customer experiences," the news organization said in a statement. Besides news articles, the agreement encompasses material from Cooking, the Times' food and recipe site, and The Athletic, which focuses on sports. This is the Times' first licensing arrangement with a focus on generative AI technology . by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Hackers Are Targeting You—Block Them With This Quick Fix! VPN | Search ads Click Here Undo In 2023, the Times sued OpenAI and its partner, Microsoft, for copyright infringement, accusing the tech companies of using millions of articles published by the Times to train automated chatbots without any kind of compensation. OpenAI and Microsoft have rejected those accusations. Financial terms of the licensing deal with Amazon were not disclosed. Live Events "The deal is consistent with our long-held principle that high-quality journalism is worth paying for," Meredith Kopit Levien, the CEO of the Times, said in a note to staff. "It aligns with our deliberate approach to ensuring that our work is valued appropriately, whether through commercial deals or through the enforcement of our intellectual property rights." Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories Amazon's use of editorial content from the Times could extend to the Alexa software found on its smart speakers. In some instances, excerpts from Times reporting will include attribution and a link back to the Times' website. Material from the Times will also be used to train Amazon's proprietary AI models, the company said. Amazon declined to comment beyond what was in the statement issued by the Times. News organizations have wavered on how to contend with the rapid emergence of AI technology, elements of which have been developed by software programs that ingest the content of millions of online news stories. Even as the Times pursued litigation against OpenAI, other news outlets -- including Axel Springer, Condé Nast and News Corp -- entered into licensing agreements to receive revenue in exchange for the use of their materials. The Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, agreed to a deal with OpenAI last month. Amazon itself has been playing a bit of catch-up in the AI race. When OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022, kicking off the AI boom, Amazon was caught flat-footed, much like Google, Meta and Apple. Chatbots like ChatGPT are driven by what scientists call neural networks, mathematical systems that can learn skills by analyzing huge amounts of digital data. By pinpointing patterns in vast troves of Wikipedia articles, news stories and chat logs, for instance, these systems can learn to generate humanlike text on their own, including poems, term papers and computer programs. Like Google, Microsoft and Meta, Amazon had the computing power needed for the task. As the world's largest cloud computing company, it ran a vast network of data centers filled with the specialized computer chips used to train AI systems. But it lacked some of the talent needed to build the most sophisticated systems, and the company had not prioritized the technology to the degree of OpenAI and its partner, Microsoft. Last June, Amazon inked a deal with a key AI startup called Adept, bringing on many of its employees, including its founder, David Luan. Amazon paid Adept at least $330 million to license its technology, three people with knowledge of the transaction said. Amazon later inked a similar deal with another important startup called Covariant, bringing on its top talent including its co-founder Pieter Abbeel, a professor of robotics at the University of California, Berkeley, who previously worked for OpenAI. Luan and Abbeel are now leading an Amazon research lab that aims to build "artificial general intelligence," or AGI, shorthand for a machine that can do anything the human brain can do. This ambitious goal is also the stated aim of OpenAI and other leading research labs, such as Google DeepMind. Data licensed from the Times could help fuel the efforts of Amazon's AGI lab. In addition to its own AI work, Amazon has established a close partnership with Anthropic, one of OpenAI's chief rivals. Over the past two years, the tech giant has invested $4 billion in the startup. Amazon's investment in Anthropic is not just a simple equity stake. Much like Microsoft's investment in OpenAI, it gives Amazon access to Anthropic's AI systems -- and commits Amazon computer power to the startup. Amazon also receives an early shot at making Anthropic's AI models available to customers of its cloud computing service.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
The Times and Amazon Announce AI Licensing Deal
The New York Times Co. has agreed to license its editorial content to Amazon for use in the tech giant's artificial intelligence platforms, the company said Thursday. The multiyear agreement 'will bring Times editorial content to a variety of Amazon customer experiences,' the news organization said in a statement. Besides news articles, the agreement also encompasses material from NYT Cooking, the Times' food and recipe site, and The Athletic, which focuses on sports. This is the first instance of the Times agreeing to a licensing arrangement with a focus on generative AI technology. In 2023, the Times sued OpenAI and its partner, Microsoft, for copyright infringement, accusing the tech companies of using millions of articles published by the Times to train automated chatbots without any kind of compensation. OpenAI and Microsoft have rejected those accusations. Financial terms of the licensing deal with Amazon were not disclosed. 'The deal is consistent with our long-held principle that high-quality journalism is worth paying for,' Meredith Kopit Levien, the CEO of the Times, said in a note to staff. 'It aligns with our deliberate approach to ensuring that our work is valued appropriately, whether through commercial deals or through the enforcement of our intellectual property rights.' Amazon's use of editorial content from the Times could extend to the Alexa software found on its smart speakers. In some instances, excerpts from Times reporting will include attribution and a link back to the Times' website. Material from the Times will also be used to train Amazon's proprietary AI models, the company said. Amazon declined to comment beyond what was in the statement issued by the Times. News organizations have wavered on how to contend with the rapid emergence of AI technology, elements of which have been developed by software programs that ingest the content of millions of online news stories. Even as the Times pursued litigation against OpenAI, other news outlets -- including Axel Springer, Condé Nast and News Corp, among others -- entered into licensing agreements to receive revenue in exchange for the use of their materials. The Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, agreed to a deal with OpenAI last month. Amazon itself has been playing a bit of catch-up in the AI race. When OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022, kicking off the AI boom, Amazon was caught flat-footed, much like Google, Meta and Apple. Chatbots like ChatGPT are driven by what scientists call neural networks, mathematical systems that can learn skills by analyzing huge amounts of digital data. By pinpointing patterns in vast troves of Wikipedia articles, news stories and chat logs, for instance, these systems can learn to generate humanlike text on their own, including poems, term papers and computer programs. Like Google, Microsoft and Meta, Amazon had the computing power needed for the task. As the world's largest cloud computing company, it ran a vast network of data centers filled with the specialized computer chips used to train AI systems. But it lacked some of the talent needed to build the most sophisticated systems, and the company had not prioritized the technology to the degree of OpenAI and its partner, Microsoft. Last June, Amazon inked a deal with a key AI startup called Adept, bringing on many of its employees, including its founder, David Luan. Amazon paid Adept at least $330 million to license its technology, three people with knowledge of the transaction said. Amazon later inked a similar deal with another important startup called Covariant, bringing on its top talent including its co-founder Pieter Abbeel, a professor of robotics at the University of California at Berkeley, who previously worked for OpenAI. Luan and Abbeel are now leading an Amazon research lab that aims to build 'artificial general intelligence,' or AGI, shorthand for a machine that can do anything the human brain can do. This ambitious goal is also the stated aim of OpenAI and other leading research labs, such as Google DeepMind. Data licensed from the Times could help fuel the efforts of Amazon's AGI lab. In addition to its own AI work, Amazon has established a close partnership with Anthropic, one of OpenAI's chief rivals. Over the past two years, the tech giant has invested $4 billion in the startup. Amazon's investment in Anthropic is not just a simple equity stake. Much like Microsoft's investment in OpenAI, it gives Amazon access to Anthropic's AI systems -- and commits Amazon computer power to the startup. Amazon also receives an early shot at making Anthropic's AI models available to customers of its cloud computing service. This article originally appeared in The New York Times. Copyright 2025
