The is partnering with OpenAI to bring its reporting to ChatGPT.The two organizations did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement, but the deal will see ChatGPT display summaries, quotes and links to articles from when users prompt the chatbot to search the web."We're all in on meeting our audiences where they are," said Peter Elkins-Williams, head of global partnerships at ."Ensuring ChatGPT users have our impactful reporting at their fingertips builds on our commitment to provide access where, how and when our audiences want it." is no stranger to generative AI.
In November, the publisher began using the technology to offer article summaries.Since the start of February, ChatGPT Search has been available to everyone, with no account or sign-in necessary.ADVERTISEMENTAdvertisementLater that same month, Jeff Bezos, the owner of , announced a "significant shift" in the publisher's editorial strategy.As part of the overhaul, the paper has been publishing daily opinion stories "in defense of two pillars," personal liberties and free markets.
Given that focus and Amazon's own investments in artificial intelligence, it's not surprising to see and OpenAI sign a strategic partnership.More broadly, today's announcement sees yet another publisher partnering with OpenAI, following an early but brief period of resistance from some players in the news media industry — most notably .According to OpenAI, it has signed similar agreements with more than 20 news publishers globally.