Licensing2026-05-27confirmed

OpenAI × The Associated Press

The Associated Press announced on May 27, 2026, that it will provide its U.S. election results data to OpenAI. The agreement covers vote counts for national, state, and local races from the announcement date through the 2028 general election, making AP's data available to users of ChatGPT and other OpenAI services.

Price paid
Not disclosed
Losing bid
Per unit
no meaningful ratio

The asset

A license for OpenAI to receive and use U.S. election vote count results data for national, state, and local races.

The record

Seller status
Going concern
Sector
News agency
Modalities
text, data
Jurisdiction
US

What it means if you hold data

This deal positions AP's election data as a standard of truth for AI platforms, ensuring that factual, nonpartisan information is used by large language models to inform users about U.S. election outcomes.

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