Axios collaborates with OpenAI, forgetting that the scorpion stings the frog

Axios He is Expand your local newsletter presence From 30 to 34 cities. hunting? It is funded by OpenAI. In its continued claims to benefit newsrooms, OpenAI has partnered with Axios On a three-year deal to cover Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Kansas City, Missouri; Boulder, Colorado; and Huntsville, Alabama. What does OpenAI get for its funding? Oh, just the ability to use Axios Content to answer users’ questions.

Like the nearly 20 newsrooms OpenAI has already partnered with, Axios He seems to have forgotten that the scorpion stung the frog. Instead, we have this star-studded statement from Axios Co-Founder and CEO Jim VanHee: “We launched Local Axios for nearly four years with the bold goal of bringing local news to communities across the country. “OpenAI’s investment allows us to continue our expansion and helps us deliver essential local news to deserving audiences.”

Axios It will be able to use OpenAI technology to create its own AI-powered systems and products. However, VandeHei issued a memo to staff stating that the above technology would not be used to report stories (of course, because no one had been laid off in favor of AI before – Oh wait, Wait some more and The list continues). the Axios advertisement However, he points out that New York Times It is currently suing both OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, so perhaps there is some awareness of what goes into it.