Meta signs commercial AI data agreements with publishers to offer real-time news on Meta AI - TechCrunch

Meta has signed commercial AI data agreements with news publishers to offer real-time global, entertainment, and breaking news on Meta AI, its AI chatbot. Now, when users ask Meta AI news-related questions, it will surface information and links that draw from different content sources to help users discover timely and relevant content, the companyannouncedon Friday.

These responses will also include links to articles, so users can visit publishers’ websites to learn more. The company says this will allow its partners to reach new audiences.

Meta is partnering with CNN, Fox News, Fox Sports, Le Monde Group, the People Inc. portfolio of media brands, The Daily Caller, The Washington Examiner, and USA Today.

The company plans to add new partnerships in the future.

The move comes as Meta shifted away from making its platforms hubs for news. For example, it killedFacebook’s “News” tabin 2024. Additionally, Metastopped compensating news publishersin 2022, but is now doing so to help supercharge its AI chatbot with real-time access to news.

“We’re committed to making Meta AI more responsive, accurate, and balanced,” Meta wrote in ablog post. “Real-time events can be challenging for current AI systems to keep up with, but by integrating more and different types of news sources, our aim is to improve Meta AI’s ability to deliver timely and relevant content and information with a wide variety of viewpoints and content types.”

The company is looking to attract more users to its AI chatbot as it faces increasing competition from rivals. Meta is also looking to stay relevant in the AI race after thecontroversial releaseof Llama 4, which was met with complaints of poor performance earlier this year.

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Meta AI is available in over 200 countries and can be accessed through the company’s apps, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, as well as through thestandalone Meta AI app.


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