Apple explores AI deals with news publishers
Apple has opened negotiations in recent weeks with major news and publishing organizations, seeking permission to use their material in the company's development of generative artificial intelligence systems, the New York Times reported on Friday.
The iPhone maker has floated multiyear deals worth at least $50 million to license the archives of news articles, according to the report, which cited people familiar with the discussions.
The news organizations contacted by Apple include Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue and the New Yorker; NBC News; and IAC, which owns People, the Daily Beast and Better Homes and Gardens, the New York Times said.
Some of the publishers contacted by Apple were lukewarm on the overture, according to the report.
Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Big tech has been investing aggressively to integrate generative AI. On the other hand, Apple has used the technology to improve basic functions in its new gadgets.
Apple also introduced new MacBook Pro and iMac computers and three new chips to power them in October, highlighting that these can be used by artificial intelligence researchers, whose chatbots and other creations are often constrained by how much data can be held in the computer's memory.
Most Read News
-
US Army says 3 soldiers found dead in Lithuania after ve
-
French presidential front-runner Le Pen vows to challeng
-
China discovers 100-million-ton crude oil reserve in Sou
-
Germany’s Baerbock announces $12B military aid package f
-
Russia, Ukraine trade accusations over renewed strikes o
-
Khamenei warns of ‘firm retaliation’ to any ‘external ag
-
Finland plans to quit landmine treaty: President
-
Ukraine says it carried out 1st round of consultations w
-
Death toll from Myanmar earthquake surpasses 2,700
-
Gaza death toll nears 50,400 as Israeli army kills 42 mo
