WAN-IFRA, OpenAI deepen partnership with new development fund
The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has announced the launch of a Prototype Development Fund, an expansion of its Newsroom AI Catalyst accelerator programme to help news publishers fast-track their AI adoption and implementation in partnership with OpenAI.
The rise of AI, particularly generative AI, presents substantial opportunities for newsrooms and publishers. AI can support content creation and enhancement, enable more in-depth information and data analysis, and improve the user experience on news platforms.
It allows for a whole new approach to creating and distributing news in new dynamic modes.
These advancements also introduce new challenges for journalists, publishers and society, including the potential proliferation of misinformation and concerns around privacy, copyright, bias and more. The Newsroom AI Catalyst initiative aims to drive meaningful AI integration in newsrooms worldwide.
WAN-IFRA aims to strengthen its service offering to members, equipping news media organisations with AI resources to enhance efficiency and storytelling
In a joint effort to bring publishers’ AI activities to a sustainable level, WAN-IFRA and OpenAI’s Prototype Development Fund includes $1.5-million in OpenAI API credits to encourage AI-driven innovation.
The credits will be distributed to participating teams in the global Newsroom AI Catalyst programme, with $750 000 earmarked for top-performing newsrooms, and $750 000 distributed among all participating companies.
‘The … fund provides ideal real-life opportunity to test new approaches, moving beyond the traditional static formats to create new dynamic, interactive more personalised experiences for the audience,’ said Vincent Peyrègne, CEO of WAN-IFRA.
‘We’re excited to collaborate on the launch of the … fund and to see the new ways journalists, publishers and their audiences can benefit from advanced AI technology,’ said Varun Shetty, Head of Media Partnerships at OpenAI. ‘Our work with WAN-IFRA is an important part of our overall strategy to support quality journalism around the world.’
- Fröhlich is Director of the Digital Revenue Network at WAN-IFRA
- The Newsroom AI Catalyst is open to 128 newsrooms across Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and South Asia offering hands-on experience
- WAN-IFRA is the global organisation of the world’s press, with a mission to protect the rights of journalists and publishers around the world to operate independent media
- OpenAI is a leading AI research and deployment company best known for its GPT series of language models, DALL-E for image generation, and Sora for text-to-video AI
- This article first appeared here
