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The Financial Times today announced a strategic partnership and licensing agreement with OpenAI, a leader in artificial intelligence research and implementation, to enhance ChatGPT with attributed content, help improve the utility of its models by incorporating FT journalism, and collaborate on the development of new ai products and features. for FT readers.
Through the partnership, ChatGPT users will be able to see curated attributed summaries, quotes and rich links to FT journalism in response to relevant queries.
Additionally, the FT became a ChatGPT Enterprise customer earlier this year, purchasing access for all FT employees to ensure their teams are well-versed in the technology and can benefit from the creativity and productivity gains it makes possible. OpenAI tools.
“This is an important deal on a number of levels,” said FT Group chief executive John Ridding. “It recognizes the value of our award-winning journalism and will give us early insights into how content emerges through ai. “We have long been leaders in news media innovation, pioneering the subscription model and engagement technologies, and this partnership will help us stay at the forefront of advances in how people access and use information.”
“The Financial Times is committed to human journalism, produced by our unrivaled newsroom, and this agreement will broaden the scope of that work, while deepening our understanding of readers' demands and interests,” Ridding added. “Apart from the benefits to the Financial Times, there are wider implications for the industry. It is right, of course, that ai platforms pay publishers for the use of their material. OpenAI understands the importance of transparency, attribution and compensation, all of which are essential to us. At the same time, users are clearly interested in these products containing reliable sources.”
Brad Lightcap, COO of OpenAI, expressed excitement about the evolving relationship with the Financial Times, saying: “Our partnership and ongoing dialogue with the Financial Times aims to find creative and productive ways for ai to empower organizations. and journalists, and enrich the ChatGPT experience. with world-class journalism in real time for millions of people around the world.”
“We are interested in exploring practical outcomes related to news sources and ai through this partnership,” Ridding said. “We value the opportunity to be inside the development loop as people discover content in new ways. As with any transformative technology, there is potential for significant advances and significant challenges, but what is never possible is going back in time. It is important for us to represent quality journalism as these products take shape, with appropriate safeguards to protect the FT's content and brand.
“We have always embraced new technologies and disruption, and we will continue to operate with curiosity and vigilance as we navigate this next wave of change.”
