OpenAI could evolve to be a force of good in journalism
OpenAI has a complicated relationship with journalism at the moment. As it stands, it could evolve to be a force of good, a ‘Jedi’ to support journalism, support high quality content, and the open web. Or OpenAI can decide not to do this, and evolve to be a Sith Lord, not pay and not attribute. Adam Singolda, the CEO of Taboola, examines the issue.
The NYT is hitting back against the threat that AI poses to the legitimacy of the news industry, filing a lawsuit last month against OpenAI and Microsoft to end the use of its stories to train chatbots.
The Times claims the companies are threatening its livelihood and reputation by effectively stealing billions of dollars of work generated by its journalists. How? By feeding Times’ material (often verbatim!) to people seeking answers from generative AI like ChatGPT.
The issue for the Times is two-fold: one, generative AI diverts traffic away from the paper’s print and digital platforms, making it less likely that users will pay for the original source of the information.
