Meta Says Users Can Now Ask AI Chatbots Questions About Recent Events Thanks To Partnership With Reuters

Dr. Hura Anwar9 hours ago

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Meta has just entered a strategic partnership with Reuters. The goal appears to equip AI chatbots with knowledge about current events.

This is why Facebook’s parent firm says users can now ask anything related to current affairs and expect the right answer. In case you’re wondering, this has been a leading issue of the past where chatbots struggled with queries about current news.

As per media outlet Axios, the partnership is one that’s been signed for several years. Reuters is a global icon in the world of news and this new collaboration is giving the company the chance to provide users with reliable data about anything new and trending.

Starting today, all users based in the US can benefit from AI chatbots linked to Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp providing news-related information, when asked. After a prompt or query is generated, the chatbot will dig down into repositories of Reuters to get a reply. The source cited would be Reuters and a link will be added for the original story.

Another source spoke to Axios about how Meta will pay the leading news agency for the data. It’s not clear if the content will be used to train the firm’s AI model Llama or not. But one thing is for sure. Meta confirmed that it’s going to be very useful for anyone looking for data on current situations.

The partnership is not surprising as Reuters has already been a part of the firm’s fact-checking program for the past four years. Time and time again, partners keep reviewing and rating how accurate stories are so they’re better ranked across the platforms. However, Reuters is going to be the company’s first-ever AI news partner and that’s huge!

Thanks to several high-profile lawsuits linked to the New York Times and News Corp, Meta is being careful after getting accused of scraping AI content online. This is why it would stick to partnerships to remain safe on both ends.

Publications that don’t have enough funds to fight legal matters with tech giants like Google, Meta, and OpenAI are now entering into partnerships to benefit from extra cash.