NYT, Economist join coalition to curb unpaid AI use
Source: The Straits Times
Published on: 2026-10-13 00:08
Publishers are also suing AI firms and losing traffic as AI search answers reduce clicks, with Google referrals down 33% globally, Reuters Institute said. The New York Times, Agence France-Presse and The Economist on Oct 12 joined more than 40 publishers in a coalition aimed at preventing artificial intelligence firms from using or profiting from their content without permission. The Standards for Publisher Usage Rights (SPUR) coalition, launched in February, now has more than 80 members across over 20 countries. New members include The Atlantic and Brazil's National Association of Newspapers, joining founding members such as the Financial Times, BBC and Associated Press. Publishers are stepping up legal efforts to prevent AI companies from using their content without permission to train large language models. Earlier in October, USA Today and several newspapers it owns sued OpenAI, a...
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