OpenAI Deals with The New Yorker, Vogue, and Vanity Fair for Exclusive Content Access

OpenAI has made a deal with Condé Nast to use content from its media brands in AI products like ChatGPT. This comes as publishers worry more and more about how AI will affect their income and intellectual property.

OpenAI has signed a multi-year agreement with Condé Nast, allowing the Microsoft-backed startup to use content from media brands such as The New Yorker, Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, and Bon Appetit. OpenAI will be able to use content from Condé Nast’s media properties in its AI-powered products, such as ChatGPT and its SearchGPT prototype, according to the deal that went public on Tuesday.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, and Condé Nast did not disclose the terms of the agreement. In a statement on the startup’s website, OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap said, “We’re committed to working with Condé Nast and other news publishers to make sure that as AI plays a bigger role in finding and delivering news, it upholds accuracy, integrity, and respect for quality reporting.”

Roger Lynch, CEO of Condé Nast, wrote to his staff that it is important to embrace new technologies and protect intellectual property at a time when tech companies are making it harder for media companies to make money off of content. Lynch said, “Our partnership with OpenAl starts to make up for some of that lost revenue, so we can keep protecting and investing in our journalism and creative work.”

OpenAI’s Collaboration and Controversies

OpenAl has demonstrated that they are fully committed to this goal throughout the process. They have been honest and willing to work with publishers like us constructively so that their users can get accurate news and information. News Corp., Vox, Axel Springer, News Corp., Politico, Le Monde, and Prisa Media are some of the companies that have already signed deals with OpenAI.

NYT, The Intercept, the Chicago Tribune, and the Centre for Investigative Reporting are among the news organizations that have sued OpenAI, saying that the startup used their content without permission or payment. The Authors Guild and a group of well-known authors, such as Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, and George RR Martin, have also sued the company, saying that it violates their copyright.