Threads will begin paying conteChat creatorsGPT will be able to use content from the ‘Financial Times’ in its responses after an agreement with the media outlet

The British media ‘Financial Times’ announced this week the start of a strategic agreement with OpenAI, a artificial intelligence creator of ChatGPTto improve the bot with content from the economic newspaper.

In this way, when you ask something in the artificial intelligence chat, in response, it will be able to provide summaries or quotes from articles in the ‘Financial Times’, according to the newspaper in a press release.

A change the medium —which already provides access to ChatGPT to all its employees—, will collaborate in the development of new artificial intelligence products for its readers.

According to the CEO of the ‘Financial Times’ group, John Ridding, the beginning of the relationship between the FT and OpenAI will keep the newspaper “at the forefront” of the evolution in the ways of accessing information.

Likewise, he emphasized the importance of artificial intelligence tools understanding the need to financially compensate content creators.

“OpenAI understands the relevance of transparency, attribution and compensation, essential values ​​for us, just as it is in the interest of users that this type of product contains reliable sources,” he added.

For the newspaper director, technological development is inevitable, Therefore, in this process, they will take the necessary measures to protect the content and brand of the British media.

In exchange, the medium – which already provides access to ChatGPT to all its employees – will collaborate in the development of new artificial intelligence products for its readers. “We have always embraced new technologies and revolutions, and we will continue working with curiosity, but caution, as we navigate this new wave of change,” he concluded.

The official announcement of OpenAI joins those already made in July 2023 with the Associated Press (AP), in December with Axel Springer, or in March of this year with the French newspaper ‘Le Monde’ and the Spanish group Prisa Media ( editor of ‘El País’).