Meta and Reuters They have signed a “multi-year deal” that will see the tech gia’s AI chatbot refer to the media’s reports to answer news-related questions.
In a stateme to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Jamie Radis said:
“We’re always working to improve our products, and through our partnership with Reuters, Meta AI can answer news-related questions along with providing news summaries and links to Reuters coe. “While most people use Meta AI for creative work, this collaboration provides a more useful experience for those looking for information on curre eves.”
Reuters stateme on cooperation with Meta artificial ielligence
Reuters spokeswoman Heather Carpeer also told The Verge in an email:
“We can confirm that Reuters has partnered with technology providers to license trusted, fact-based news coe to power their AI platforms. The terms of these transactions remain confideial.
Through the partnership, Reuters also gets paid to feature its coe on Meta’s AI chatbot, which is available through Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.
Uil now, many of Meta’s most ieresting AI features have focused on personalities (for example, the celebrity chatbot that the company recely removed), but now Meta is making its chatbot more aware of what’s going on by signing this deal with Reuters.
Over the past few years, news organizations including The Atlaic, The Wall Street Journal and Meredith’s Dotdash Group have signed similar deals with OpenAI. At the other end of the spectrum is The New York Times, which is embroiled in a costly legal battle against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the tech companies used its copyrighted coe when building their AI models.
