"With this partnership, ChatGPT users around the world will receive summaries of selected global news content from Axel Springer's media brands," reads a statement by Axel Springer VP Adib Sisani. "ChatGPT's answers to user queries will include attribution and links to the full articles for transparency and further information."
The timing of the announcement is interesting, to say the least. The news comes after the use of AI tech in journalism has flared up numerous controversies throughout the year, from CNET quietly publishing error-laden and plagiarized AI-generated material to BuzzFeed catching flak for publishing large numbers of low-quality AI-generated travel guides to USA Today owner Gannett being forced to halt the publication of flawed AI-generated sports roundups.
Only time will tell whether Axel Springer will have learned from these mistakes, and plenty of questions remain about its partnership with OpenAI. The statement is extremely vague; beyond enriching the "users' experience with ChatGPT" to create "new financial opportunities," we still don't know how deep the integration will go and how much human oversight there will be.
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