Facebook is paying for journalism again
Meta has struck a deal with Reuters to use its news content in responses to questions posed to its Meta AI chatbot, Axios reports, marking its first AI news deal.
For those old enough to remember, the company formerly called Facebook has had many run-ins with journalism, including a huge political dustup over its Trending News team, which it disbanded after Trump’s election.
It also cut huge deals with news publishers to use their content, before deciding to deprioritize news and send their traffic plummeting. But it appears AI’s need for correct, up-to-date information has pushed Meta back into the news biz.
The move puts Meta in a league with competitor OpenAI, which has been cutting deals — and getting sued by — news organizations to use their content to train its models. News is just the latest commodity of the AI arms race.
It also cut huge deals with news publishers to use their content, before deciding to deprioritize news and send their traffic plummeting. But it appears AI’s need for correct, up-to-date information has pushed Meta back into the news biz.
The move puts Meta in a league with competitor OpenAI, which has been cutting deals — and getting sued by — news organizations to use their content to train its models. News is just the latest commodity of the AI arms race.
