MICROSOFT announced Monday (Feb. 5) that it is partnering with media platform Semafor and other news organizations to help journalists work with generative AI in content production.
Through these collaborations, Microsoft will help organizations identify and refine procedures and policies for using artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly in information collection and business practices, the tech giant said in a blog post.
Semafor announced the launch of a breaking news feed called “Signals,” which journalists can use with the help of tools from OpenAI and Microsoft to provide readers with analysis and insights on breaking news .
The deal, financial details of which were not disclosed, comes at a time when Microsoft, along with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, is facing a lawsuit from The New York Times over unauthorized use of its published content for train artificial intelligence technologies.
OpenAI and Microsoft have said that using copyrighted works to train AI products amounts to “fair use”, a legal doctrine governing the unlicensed use of copyrighted material. ‘author.
Microsoft also announced collaborations with news organizations, including the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, the Online News Association and the GroundTruth Project, to explore ways to integrate generative AI into their work and newsrooms. REUTERS
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