San Francisco | News Corp, the multinational news publisher controlled by the Murdoch family, announced on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) it will allow artificial intelligence company OpenAI to show its news content when people ask questions in ChatGPT, the latest news organisation to sign a content deal with the fast-growing AI company.

News Corp and OpenAI did not share commercial terms of the deal, but the Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corp, reported the deal “could be” worth more than $US250 million ($377 million) over five years, which would include cash payments and credits for using OpenAI’s technology.

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