>> April 23, 2023

Among Those Laid Off at Insider…

April 23, 2023 2:12 pm

Deputy tech editor Matt Weinberger, design director Skye Gould and audience development specialist Dave Smith.

Open Stats for SWMS 4/20 Emailer

April 23, 2023 2:08 pm

In descending order: cheat sheet on AI targets; gen AI in Tier 1; Tom Krazit‘s Runtime; TechNews and a new PR pitch model; SWMS-Semrush Index;

Portrait Photos on LinkedIn

April 23, 2023 2:02 pm

Have you noticed a growing number of folks choosing not to post a photo on their LinkedIn profile?

Pitching Fortune on Contributed Content

April 23, 2023 2:00 pm

From gatekeeper Mohamed El Aassar: “Fortune’s contributors and readers are mainly interested in varied but broad themes: keeping the American dream alive, the future of

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FT Opens Up Its Content to OpenAI

April 30, 2024

While the NYT pursues its suit against OpenAI, the Financial Times has chosen to license its content to help OpenAI train current and future LLMs. The NYT seems to be on the wrong side of this issue, with the Associated Press and Axel Springer also choosing to see OpenAI as a source of income, rather than an enemy.

Here’s the opposing view, from Press Gazette’s Dominic Young, who advises publishers to play a game of chicken with OpenAI and its LLM competitors.

Newsweek Uses AI…

April 18, 2024

… and it has no problem disclosing how. Reporters still run the joint, but they are getting AI assistance.

The Atlantic’s Karen Hao Has A Big Idea

April 16, 2024

The Atlantic’s Karen Hao, in conjunction with the Pulitzer Center, is designing a course in AI for journalists. Classes begin next month. Details here. Might be something to alert your friendlies about. Karen hopes to help train 1,000 journalists in AI over the next two years.