NYT publisher AG Sulzberger urges news industry to fight AI companies exploiting journalism
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Summary
New York Times chairman and publisher AG Sulzberger delivered a keynote speech urging news publishers to actively fight against AI companies that are using copyrighted journalism without permission, threatening the information ecosystem. He outlined strategies for news organizations to both legally challenge AI abuses and adapt their own operations for the AI era. Sulzberger revealed the New York Times has spent $20 million on AI-related lawsuits, emphasizing the need for publishers to protect their intellectual property and the integrity of journalism against what he called an AI 'tsunami'.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAG Sulzberger called the rise of AI an oncoming 'tsunami' jeopardising the information ecosystem.
Sulzberger set out ways for news companies 'both to stand up to abuses by AI companies and to prepare our own organisations to succeed in this new era'.
The New York Times has spent $20 million on AI lawsuits, Sulzberger revealed.
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