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Meta Platforms said on Friday its artificial intelligence chatbot will use Reuters content to answer user questions in real time about news and current events, the latest AI tie-up between a big technology company and a news publisher.

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Meta has struck a multi-year deal with Reuters to use its news content to provide real-time answers to user queries about news and current events in its Meta AI chatbot, sources familiar with the agreement told Axios.

Meta’s AI chatbot will now use Reuters reporting to avail real-time answers to news-related queries, thanks to a multi-year partnership agreement with the news agency. The AI assistant will now cite Reuters articles and offer direct links to their reporting. Meta will also remunerate the news agency for its contributions.

This deal marks Meta's first AI news deal, but Reuter's has worked with the company as a fact-checking partner since 2020. "We're always iterating and working to improve our products, and through Meta's partnership with Reuters, Meta AI can respond to news-related questions with summaries and links to Reuters content," a Meta spokesperson said.

Meta partners with Reuters to provide real-time news on its AI assistant, marking a return to news content on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.

Meta Platforms Inc. has inked a licensing deal with Reuters that will give it access to the news agency’s content. Axios revealed the agreement this morning. Meta and Reuters subsequently confirmed the news without disclosing the deal’s terms.

Meta ( META, Financials) signed a multi-year contract with Reuters to include Reuters's news material into Meta's AI chatbot, therefore enabling the tool to respond to user inquiries on current events in real-time, Axios said, citing sources privy to the matter.

Most AI chatbots on the market today lack the ability to respond to queries about current affairs, but Meta aims to solve that problem through a new partnership with Reuters. According to Axios, citing sources close to the matter,

Facebook parent company Meta inks a deal with Reuters to include their news content in responses from its AI chatbot. Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced a multi-year deal with Reuters to include the news platform’s content in responses from its AI chatbot.