The AI startup’s announcement follows similar deals with the Financial Times, Associated Press and News Corp.
OpenAI has signed a multi-year deal with Condé Nast that will allow the Microsoft-backed startup to use content from media brands such as The New Yorker, Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair and Bon Appétit.
Under the agreement announced Tuesday, OpenAI will be granted permission to display content from Condé Nast’s media portfolio in its AI-based products, including ChatGPT and its SearchGPT prototype.
OpenAI and Condé Nast, led by Sam Altman, did not disclose the terms of the agreement.
“We are committed to working with Condé Nast and other news publishers to ensure that even as AI plays a larger role in news discovery and distribution, it maintains accuracy, integrity and respect for high-quality reporting,” said Brad Lightcap, COO of OpenAI, in a statement posted on the startup’s website.
In a memo to employees, Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch said it was important to embrace new technologies and protect intellectual property as technology companies undermine media companies’ ability to monetize content.
“Our partnership with OpenAl begins to offset some of that revenue and allows us to continue to protect and invest in our journalism and creative endeavors,” Lynch said.
“Throughout the process, OpenAl has demonstrated that they too are deeply committed to this mission. They have been transparent and willing to work productively with publishers like us to ensure the public can access reliable information and news through their platforms.”
The announcement follows similar deals between OpenAI and The Financial Times, Associated Press, Vox, Axel Springer, News Corp, Politico, Le Monde and Prisa Media.
Several other media groups, including The New York Times, The Intercept, The Chicago Tribune and the Center for Investigative Reporting, have sued OpenAI, accusing the startup of using their content without permission or compensation.
The Authors Guild and a group of prominent authors, including Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham and George RR Martin, have also filed a lawsuit accusing the company of copyright infringement.
