Google inks deal with The Associated Press to bring more real-time info to Gemini

Make a bid Gemini chatbot app More than a one-stop shop, Google says it’s working with The Associated Press to create “a feed of real-time information” on Gemini.

Zafar Zaidi, Google’s VP of Global News Partnerships, said The goal is to “further improve the usefulness of the results” in Gemini Experience.

“As we develop new AI offerings and products[s]We are identifying specific types of information and data that can help improve our products and services for people everywhere,” Zaidi wrote in a blog post. “Here [new feed] It will be especially helpful for our users looking for up-to-date information.”

Zaidi did not give any indication as to when the feature might come to Gemini or if it will be visible to users in every region where the app is available.

Google, which has one lasting partnership Along with The Associated Press, the AI ​​developer is one of many companies that has tried to collaborate with news organizations to improve the accuracy of its AI technology.

Formed partnerships with publishers including OpenAI Financial Times, Axel SpringerAnd News CorporationOwner of the Wall Street Journal. Elsewhere, AI-powered search engines Confusion launched a program Which allows publishers to earn incremental revenue when their content is mentioned in results.

Several of these deals have a training component. Publishers prefer Condé Nast AI vendors with whom they have licensing agreements have agreed to train AI models in their archives. The AI ​​industry has largely pitched these measures as journalism services, but they’re also designed to protect AI companies. Copyright infringement claims.

In many cases, publisher contracts have not, in fact, significantly improved the AI ​​company’s products. Recent research from Columbia University’s Tao Center for Digital Journalism showed OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot, chatgptMisquotes even come from publishers that have contracts with OpenAI.

It may be that, The dire state of the news industry Maybe push more outlets to make it safer contract they can