The WGAE has filed an information request after Hearst and OpenAI struck a new content licensing partnership earlier this week.
The new deal will allow OpenAI to integrate Hearst’s newspaper and magazine content into it’s artificial intelligence products. It’ll provide ChatGPT’s users content from more than 40 newspapers and 20 magazine brands owned by Hearst.
WGAE executive director Sam Wheeler said he had “many concerns about Hearst’s partnership with OpenAI” in a statement and information request Thursday.
“I understand our goal is to increase our magazine’s reach and profits, but this partnership will cost us when it comes to editorial standards, environmental concerns, and audience trust,” Wheeler wrote in a statement.