OpenAI and Microsoft have partnered with Lenfest Institute for Journalism for incorporation of AI tools into reporting and have pledged funding of up to $10 million to it.
The two companies each have pledged direct funding of $2.5 million and another $2.5 million in enterprise software credits.
The move comes after months of accusations by media firms against OpenAI of theft of content to train its models.
Under the project, the funding will go to Chicago Public Media, the Minnesota Star Tribune, Newsday (in Long Island, NY), The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times.