US-based media company Hearst has announced a new partnership with OpenAI, integrating content from its newspapers and magazines into OpenAI's platforms, including ChatGPT. The collaboration will feature journalism from over 20 magazine brands, such as Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Runner's World, and more than 40 newspapers like the Houston Chronicle and San Francisco Chronicle.
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Hearst and OpenAI Collaboration
OpenAI will incorporate content from these brands, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Runner's World, Women's Health, and others, into its advanced AI products, both companies said in a statement on Tuesday.
This integration aims to enrich ChatGPT's 200 million weekly users with high-quality content across local news, fashion, health, fitness, automotive, and lifestyle topics. Users will also have access to citations and direct links to original sources for greater transparency.
"As generative AI matures, it's critical that journalism created by professional journalists be at the heart of all AI products," said Hearst Newspapers President Jeff Johnson. "This agreement allows the trustworthy and curated content created by Hearst Newspapers' award-winning journalists to be part of OpenAI's products like ChatGPT — creating more timely and relevant results."
"Our partnership with OpenAI will help us evolve the future of magazine content," said Hearst Magazines President Debi Chirichella. "This collaboration ensures that our high-quality writing and expertise, cultural and historical context and attribution and credibility are promoted as OpenAI's products evolve."
"Bringing Hearst's trusted content into our products elevates our ability to provide engaging, reliable information to our users," said Brad Lightcap, COO, OpenAI.
Hearst's businesses outside of magazines and newspapers remain outside the scope of this agreement, the company said.
OpenAI Expands with New Offices
On Wednesday, OpenAI announced that the company is expanding its global presence with the opening of offices in New York City, Seattle, Paris, Brussels, and Singapore, adding to its existing offices in San Francisco, London, Dublin, and Tokyo.
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OpenAI Receives Nvidia's DGX B200
In another development, OpenAI has received one of the first engineering builds of the DGX B200 from Nvidia. OpenAI thanked Nvidia for delivering one of the first builds at the company's doorstep in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on October 8. Nvidia's DGX B200 is a high-performance computing system designed specifically for AI workloads.
Earlier this month, OpenAI raised USD 6.6 billion in cash and secured a USD 4 billion credit line, propelling the company to a reported USD 157 billion valuation.
