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Anthropic licenses AP content in first digital news publisher deal before midterms

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According to sources cited by Adweek, Anthropic and the Associated Press (AP) reached a licensing deal just before the U.S. midterm elections. This marks the first time Anthropic has paid a digital news publisher to license its content.

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    Sources: Anthropic and AP struck a licensing deal just before the midterms, marking the first time Anthropic paid a digital news publisher to license content (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)

    Mark Stenberg / Adweek : Sources: Anthropic and AP struck a licensing deal just before the midterms, marking the first time Anthropic paid a digital news publisher to license content — The arrangement marks the first time the artificial intelligence firm has paid a digital news publisher to license its content

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