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AP licenses part of its news archive to OpenAI
See how this story connectsThe Associated Press and OpenAI announced on 13 July 2023 that OpenAI would license part of AP’s text archive, while AP would use OpenAI’s technology and product expertise. AP said it was examining uses of generative AI in news products and did not use it in its news stories.
Why it matters
News publishers had a public case of an AI developer licensing archive text for model training, with AP taking access to OpenAI’s technology in return.
- When
- 13 Jul 2023
- ID
WTA-N-2023-0161- Where
- United States
- Who
- Associated Press, OpenAI
- Topics
- Copyright
Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Associated Press and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.
Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.
Cite this story
WTA-N-2023-0161: “AP licenses part of its news archive to OpenAI.” wheresthe.ai, 13 Jul 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-ap-openai-news-licensing-deal-2023-07/ (source: Associated Press).
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