Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. This week: deconstructing New York Times Chairman and Publisher A.G. Sulzberger's keynote speech, "AI, Journalism, and the Uncertain Future of the Public Square," delivered at the World News Media Congress in Marseille.

What are the double-standards at play? Is the news industry treating the sources of its own stories properly, and what exactly is the transaction between journalist and source? As LLMs use news organisations' stories, who has access to that value, and how does Fair Use factor in? And what about freelancers, paid once for work that gets used forever - how, if at all, does that value move back to them?

Will news organisations "joining together," as with SPUR, actually help - or is it years too late? And can the industry take the risks and be bold enough to catch new audiences and new opportunities, rather than looking backwards and feeling slighted as it gets left behind?

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Edited by James Bullock

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