Overview

• The multi-year agreement covers flagship news reporting, NYT Cooking and The Athletic, marking the outlet’s first generative AI licensing arrangement.
• Amazon can use decades of Times content to train its proprietary AI models and embed short excerpts and summaries into customer experiences.
• Terms were not disclosed, and the deal follows the Times’ 2023 lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft for unlicensed content use.
• CEO Meredith Kopit Levien said the collaboration upholds the principle that high-quality journalism merits compensation through licensing or litigation.
• The partnership reflects a broader industry trend as publishers strike AI licensing deals to monetize content and manage copyright risks.