Overview

• The multi-year agreement grants Amazon rights to use New York Times editorial content, including news articles, NYT Cooking recipes and The Athletic features, in its AI products.
• Under the deal, Alexa users on Echo devices can request summaries and excerpts of Times stories with direct links to original articles.
• Amazon will also employ the licensed content to train its proprietary AI models and enhance generative capabilities across its services.
• While financial terms remain undisclosed, industry reports indicate the Times will receive substantial compensation for its content.
• The partnership coincides with the Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged AI copyright infringement and parallels Getty Images’ legal challenge over unlicensed image use.