Recently,OpenAIannounced that it has signed contracts with Le Monde in France and Prisa Media in Spain to bring these publishers'NewsIntroducing OpenAI'sChatGPTchatbots to expand the amount of training data. This partnership will present ChatGPT users with meaningful news content in French and Spanish and contribute to the long-term development of OpenAI.
ChatGPT users will be able to interact with news content from these publishers, which will allow users to access more information or relevant articles, which in turn will improve ChatGPT and support the news industry in delivering real-time to users,authorityInformation.
Some data shows that OpenAI pays $1-5 million dollars a year to the media for access to training data. And for underfunded startups, this fee may be difficult to afford.
However, some analysts have pointed out that if large enterprises monopolize data resources, they may hinder the entry of other competitors. The UK has tried to grant academic research institutions exemptions from copyright restrictions while adhering to the principles, but has not been successful in implementing them. The media should be paid fairly, but how to balance the data use needs of startups and academic institutions is also an important challenge for the AI licensing mechanism.