Microsoft has struck a deal with News Corp’s HarperCollins that will allow the software company to use nonfiction titles from the book publisher to train its artificial intelligence models, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Microsoft wants HarperCollins Books for a model it has not yet announced, according to the person, who asked not to be identified discussing the plans that are not public. The company doesn’t plan to use the content to produce new books without human authors, the person said. Microsoft declined to comment.
In a statement to Bloomberg News, HarperCollins confirmed that it has reached an agreement with an unnamed AI technology company that will “use select nonfiction backlist titles for training AI models to improve model quality and performance.” Will allow limited use.”
HarperCollins writers will have the option to participate or not, the company said.
HarperCollins said, “Part of our role is to provide opportunities for authors to showcase their ideas while protecting the inherent value of their works and our shared revenue and royalty streams.” “This agreement, with its limited scope and clear guardrails around model output that respects author rights, does just that.”
Technology companies use a range of data from social-media sites to news articles to train AI models, and companies like Microsoft are looking for additional sources of high-quality text that they can feed their programs. Can license to enable us to make more accurate, better. Answer questions or provide expertise on specific topics.
News Corp signed a deal with OpenAI in May, allowing the company to use content from more than a dozen of its publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch. OpenAI has also signed licensing deals with publishers including Axel Springer SE, The Atlantic, Vox Media, Dotdash Meredith Inc., Hearst Communications Inc. and Time magazine. Microsoft has worked on AI initiatives with Reuters, Hearst and Axel Springer, which publishes Business Insider and Politico.
Some publishers have raised the issue of AI companies pulling content without permission. The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of copyright infringement. Another AI startup Perplexity AI has also faced similar lawsuits.
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