OPEN AI will deliver millions for a project on better use of artificial intelligence in local media
Source Nieman Lab
"It used to be Facebook and Google doling out funds to local news publishers in an attempt to win them over (and, perhaps, quell dissent from those publishers about how the platforms were using their content)," notes journalist Hanna Tameez, author of the article.
"Now, OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed company behind the AI chatbot ChatGPT, is the latest tech giant trying to woo publishers. In a recent announcement, OpenAI said it will grant $5 million to venture philanthropy firm American Journalism Project to figure out how artificial intelligence can best be used to support local news."
