The New York Times is allowing Amazon.com to use its editorial content for artificial intelligence products such as Alexa, marking the publisher's first licensing deal tied to generative AI.

Amazon and The New York Times have struck a licensing agreement that will allow AI models to train on the publications content.

The New York Times has agreed to license its editorial content to Amazon, marking the first time the news giant will allow its stories to train a tech company’s artificial intelligence models. The deal allows for summaries and short excerpts of NYT stories and cooking recipes to be used by Amazon products,