OpenAI is offering media publishers a meager payment of just $1 million in exchange for using news articles to train the models that power ChatGPT. And negotiations continue even as the company faces a major copyright infringement lawsuit from the New York Times. .
The proposed license fee of $1 million to $5 million is considered “a small amount even for a small publisher.” Information reportedsaid two executives involved in recent negotiations with OpenAI.
According to the report, OpenAI is said to be in talks with up to 12 news organizations for potential licensing deals, and is focused on global news operations.
The company previously signed a deal with publishing giant Axel Springer, the parent company of Politico and Business Insider, in December, and with the Associated Press last summer.
Financial terms of these transactions were not disclosed at the time of publication. But executives told The Information that Axel Springer “has received tens of millions of dollars over several years.”
Two of OpenAI's technology rivals, Google and Apple, are also reportedly exploring content deals with news publishers to enhance their AI products.
Apple is reportedly offering media companies more money in exchange for broader usage rights as they develop their own AI tools.
Google is reportedly lagging behind the other two companies in negotiations over its use of AI, but it has existing relationships with some news organizations through licensing agreements for its Google News service.
The Post reached out to OpenAI, Google, and Apple for comment.
The negotiations are unfolding amid signs of growing concern among news organizations and other creators about using their content to train so-called “large-scale language models.” ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are trained on endless internet data.
The New York Times sued OpenAI last week after negotiations over a potential contract with the company broke down.
The Gray Lady said that OpenAI and its main backer Microsoft used “millions” of copyrighted articles to build their own AI tools “without permission or payment.” Ta.
The lawsuit included specific instances in which chatbots regurgitated content from the Times, including an article about Guy Fieri and an investigation into Apple and the New York City taxi industry.
The paper “seeks to hold them accountable for billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages,” according to the complaint.
OpenAI said last week that it was “surprised and disappointed” by the New York Times' filing of the lawsuit, but “like many other publishers, we look forward to finding mutually beneficial ways to collaborate.” ” he said.
“We respect the rights of content creators and owners and are committed to working with them to ensure they benefit from AI technology and new revenue models,” it said in a statement.
