Meta has signed deals with Fox News and CNN to boost its AI

Meta, which tried to distance itself from the world of news in recent years, has now made a big change in its strategies and has signed contracts with several global media giants. The company announced that it has acquired the rights to use news content from news outlets such as Fox News, CNN and USA Today to improve the performance of the Meta AI chatbot.

Meta’s main goal is to strengthen its artificial intelligence in the field of news and save it from delusion. Meta wants to enable its chatbot to answer users’ news questions with accurate, up-to-date and reliable information. According to the company’s official statement, cooperation with these media makes Meta AI able to provide timely and relevant content with diverse points of view. These deals include access to media content from Fox News, USA Today, CNN and Le Monde. This company had previously signed a similar contract with Reuters.

Meta contracts with major news agencies to boost artificial intelligence

Until now, meta AI was weak in responding to new events. But with this new partnership, when you ask the chatbot about the news of the day, you’ll get accurate, well-sourced answers. Direct links to original articles are also displayed, driving traffic to the publisher’s site. In addition, you will be presented with a variety of viewpoints from various sources (from conservative outlets like The Daily Caller to liberal outlets).

In general, the legal space against artificial intelligence is narrowing. Major publishers like The New York Times have recently sued startups like Perplexity and OpenAI for unauthorized use of their content. By pre-empting and paying the license fee, Meta is trying to keep itself away from these legal controversies and create a sustainable model for using news data.

While Google is still dealing with the challenges of displaying news in search results, and OpenAI has also closed similar deals with the Financial Times and Vox Media, Meta has traveled a bumpy road. The company already removed the News tab on Facebook and stopped showing news on its platforms in response to the Canadian law. But now it has realized that news data cannot be ignored to compete in the field of artificial intelligence.