This Media Platform Collaborates with Microsoft for AI-Enhanced News Content
(Reuters) – Microsoft said on Monday it is partnering with media platform Semafor and other news organizations to help journalists work with generative artificial intelligence in content production.
Through these collaborations, Microsoft will help organizations identify and refine methods and practices for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in news gathering and business practices, the tech giant said in a blog post.
Semafor announced the launch of a news feed called “Signals” that journalists can use using OpenAI and Microsoft tools to provide readers with analysis and insights on breaking news.
The deal, whose financial details were not disclosed, comes as Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI face a lawsuit filed by the New York Times over the unauthorized use of its published content to train artificial intelligence techniques.
OpenAI and Microsoft have said that using copyrighted works to train AI products amounts to “fair use,” a legal doctrine that governs the unlicensed use of copyrighted material.
Microsoft also announced a partnership with news organizations including the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, the Online News Association and the GroundTruth Project to explore ways to incorporate generative AI into their work and newsrooms.
