The future of AI content licensing, featuring Michael Ellis
As AI reshapes the internet, the future of journalism may depend on how publishers license, distribute, and protect their content.
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Inside the AI newsroom that beat WIRED to the punch
One-man AI newsrooms like RuntimeWire are publishing scoops in minutes for about $100 a day, raising real questions for publishers.
800 staffers want USA Today Co. to walk away from Palantir
Unionized employees at 31 USA Today Co. newsrooms say the Palantir deal creates a conflict of interest and threatens reader data security.
Anthropic will watermark Claude text output to meet EU transparency rules
Anthropic is adding machine-readable watermarks to Claude-generated text and files as new EU transparency requirements take effect.
Scripps cuts 12% of staff in bid to become AI-powered news company
E.W. Scripps eliminated 432 positions this year as CEO Adam Symson pushes automation and centralization across its local TV stations.
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The rise of the AI newsreader: ElevenLabs eyes $22 billion valuation
Major newsrooms now use synthetic voices to read articles aloud, and about 20 percent of New Yorker subscribers listen to narrated stories.
Time starts selling ad space that only bots can see
Time is selling ads made for AI crawlers instead of people, and the model raises as many questions as it answers about disclosure and trust.
USA Today Co. hires Palantir to mine audience data as search traffic drops
USA Today Co. will use Palantir's AI platform to convert anonymous readers into known, monetizable first-party relationships as search referrals decline.
Media buyers debate whether ads can sway AI search
Publishers are selling ads formatted for AI agents to read, but media buyers disagree on whether the tactic actually works.
AI won’t replace Creators. It will replace the work they hate.
What if the future of AI in media isn't replacing storytellers, but giving them better tools to tell better stories?