Google expands its AI news program as CNN and Axios sign on
Google broadened its AI news program as CNN and Axios joined, marking another round of publisher participation in Google’s content distribution efforts [51985]. CNN separately entered a multiyear licensing deal with Google that allows Google to use CNN journalism in experimental generative AI products, with payment included but undisclosed terms [52024].
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Publishers that join Google’s AI news program are the ones directly affected today, because CNN and Axios were named as participants and CNN also signed a licensing deal with Google. For them, the immediate change is that journalism can be included in Google’s AI-related distribution and product experiments, with compensation attached in CNN’s case.
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