NYT, AFP and The Economist join SPUR coalition on AI content use
More than 40 publishers joined SPUR, expanding the coalition to over 80 members across more than 20 countries.
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Appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters AI copyright win
The 3rd Circuit upheld Thomson Reuters’ win in the first federal appeals case rejecting fair use for AI training on publisher content.
What 99 AI licensing deals reveal about the future of publishing
Rob Kelly tracks 99 AI licensing deals. What publishers are really selling now, and why OpenAI may settle with the Times.
Unsealed OpenAI emails bolster NYT copyright case
Internal messages on substitution and paywalls give the Times fresh ammunition, while broader publisher leverage still depends on the court.
Microsoft researcher called AI training the ‘largest theft of labor in human history’
Internal Microsoft comments surfaced in an unsealed New York Times brief seeking to hold Microsoft and OpenAI liable for unauthorized copying.
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Publishers rebuild newsroom org charts for a post-Google search era
USA Today Co. is reorganizing its audience operation as The New York Times creates a role focused on AI and off-platform discovery.
Microsoft says Copilot chat logs undercut New York Times copyright claims
Microsoft told a federal judge that 59,545 of 8.2 million Copilot chat logs shared at least 16 words with plaintiff news content.
Justice Department backs OpenAI in copyright fight with The New York Times
The government says a ruling against OpenAI could threaten national security and put smaller publishers at a disadvantage.
Newspaper opinion editors push back on AI-written op-eds after WSJ defense
Nieman Lab contacted 24 U.S. newspapers; none of the editors who responded said they would accept AI-written op-eds.
The New York Times tests AI-generated summaries inside its own site search
The New York Times is testing AI-generated summaries in its own site search, built only from Times journalism, employees told Semafor.