Journalists from The Atlantic and Vox have expressed significant concerns regarding their publishers' recent agreements with OpenAI. The NewsGuild, representing unionized members of The Atlantic, issued a statement on May 30 criticizing the lack of transparency from management about the details and implications of the deal. These partnerships, which involve licensing content to OpenAI for training AI models like ChatGPT, have been described as potentially beneficial for improving AI accuracy but also fraught with risks. Both unions voiced their displeasure on June 1 at being surprised by these moves.
Journalists “deeply troubled” by OpenAI’s content deals with Vox, The Atlantic #OpenAI #Vox #AI #TechAI https://t.co/fpA24Vb8fs
In an ironic twist, while journalists from Vox and the Atlantic have been writing about the perils of AI, their publisher just licensed all of their writing to OpenAI to use to train future versions of ChatGPT. Both unions voiced complaints at being surprised with this move. https://t.co/xN8LTwu4oz
Journalists 'Deeply Troubled' By OpenAI's Content Deals With Vox, The Atlantic https://t.co/tmSKMYWsQ9
A number of publishers, including The Atlantic, have recently announced partnerships with OpenAI. The arrangements conceivably could lead to more accurate AI models. But the potential perils are also clear, writes @dlberes. https://t.co/53GFnZmu3g https://t.co/ojcbsHGQlU
NEW: NewsGuild statement on @TheAtlantic OpenAI deal: Says unionized members of The Atlantic “are deeply troubled by the opaque agreement,” esp “management’s complete lack of transparency about what the agreement entails and how it will affect our work” https://t.co/VX1g3gHOVN