Overview

• Meta has recently discussed licensing news and other content for use across its AI bots with Axel Springer, Fox Corp and News Corp, according to the Wall Street Journal.
• Some of the conversations are in early stages and may not result in agreements, the report said.
• Any accords would build on Meta’s October agreement that licensed Reuters content for artificial intelligence use.
• Meta’s AI offerings include the Meta AI Assistant embedded in Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
• Rivals have already secured publisher deals, including OpenAI with News Corp, Axel Springer and Dotdash Meredith and Amazon with the New York Times, as publishers push for compensation over scraping and traffic losses linked to AI features.