According to the AP, OpenAI will have access to their extensive archive of text stories dating back to 1985. In addition to licensing fees, the AP will also gain access to OpenAI’s technology for experimental purposes to enhance their journalism.
While the AP has used automation for certain types of reporting, they have clarified that they do not employ “generative” technology like ChatGPT to write articles.
Major AI companies like OpenAI and Google have relied on vast amounts of internet-sourced sentences to develop their “large language models” that power chatbots. This includes usage of news articles, Wikipedia entries, social media comments, and blog posts without obtaining permission from the original creators. Tech companies argue that this content is part of the public domain and therefore free to use.
Highlighted by a Washington Post analysis, the AP’s main news website was ranked the 68th-most cited website in the database used to train OpenAI’s older AI models.
A growing coalition of content creators, including authors, musicians, news organizations, and social media companies, is pushing back against the use of their copyrighted content for AI training. They argue that this practice fundamentally alters the nature of the internet, especially when these AI tools are used to replace human labor. Consequently, several lawsuits have been filed against OpenAI and Google, and individual creators such as comedian Sarah Silverman and notable fiction authors.
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission initiated an investigation into OpenAI’s use of consumer data to train its models, according to The Washington Post.
Andres Sawicki, a law professor at the University of Miami specializing in intellectual property, suggests that future agreements between tech companies and content creators may be necessary to establish a “clean database” that respects copyright rights. However, the challenge lies in obtaining consent from a multitude of content owners due to the immense scale of data required for training AI models.
One limitation of chatbots like ChatGPT is their inability to incorporate real-time information without undergoing complete retraining. To address this, tech companies have allowed chatbots to search the web or access updating databases. While OpenAI’s agreement with the AP grants access to their archive, it does not include real-time updates on recent news stories.
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