A.G. Sulzberger, The New York Times Chairman and Publisher, speaking at WAN-IFRA's World News Media Congress. Photo: WAN-IFRA
The publisher of the New York Times, A.G. Sulzberger, has warned that artificial intelligence companies pose a growing threat to the future of journalism by using publishers’ content without adequate compensation.
Speaking at the ongoing 77th World News Media Congress organised by the World Association of News Publishers in Marseille, France, on Monday, Sulzberger said AI companies were benefiting from journalism while weakening the news organisations that produce it.
According to him, the growing use of AI-powered chatbots and search tools is reducing traffic to news websites and undermining the revenue needed to support original reporting.
“The companies driving A.I., already among the richest and most powerful in human history, are consolidating their outsize control over our data and our attention.
