Licensing2025-01-16confirmed
Google × Associated Press (AP)
Google signed its first AI content licensing deal with The Associated Press, allowing its Gemini chatbot to incorporate AP's real-time news feed. [1, 8] This agreement expands on a previous partnership where Google licensed AP's text archive for training purposes. [8, 9]
Price paid
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Not disclosed
Losing bid
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Per unit
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no meaningful ratio
The asset
A license for the Associated Press's real-time news information feed to appear in Google's Gemini chatbot. [1, 8]
The record
- Seller status
- Going concern
- Sector
- news publishing
- Modalities
- text
- Jurisdiction
- US
What it means if you hold data
This deal marked Google's official entry into AI content licensing for its generative AI products, signaling a strategic shift for the company which had previously resisted such payments for its core search products. [1, 9, 16]