The New York Times (NYT) and Amazon have signed a multi-year agreement that allows the use of the publication's editorial content to develop Amazon's artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in Alexa and for training its own AI models. This is the first such contract for The New York Times focused on generative AI. The agreement covers not only news articles but also materials from NYT Cooking and the sports publication The Athletic. Content will appear in the form of excerpts and summaries on Amazon's platforms with links to the NYT website, promoting quality journalism.

This step marks a change in strategy for the NYT, which in 2023 sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement over the use of its articles without permission. The agreement with Amazon demonstrates a pragmatic approach to monetizing content in the AI era, creating new revenue streams for media. Financial details are not disclosed, but the collaboration underscores the value of quality journalism for AI technologies.

$BNB

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Media #technews #Journalism #amazon #NYT #GenerativeAI

Subscribe to #MiningUpdates to stay updated on technology and media news!