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Guardian joins media coalition to protect original journalism from unpaid use by AI (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Veserr@sh.itjust.works to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The Guardian has effectively got rid of 100 journalists. We actually leave the building next week. And shortly afterwards, it signed a syndication deal with OpenAI. Or as I think of it, it married its rapist

That's from the tail end of Carole Cadwalladr's recent TED talk called This is What A Digital Coup Looks Like.

[–] Veserr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I love Carole Cadwalladr but don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

1. Most of The Guardian funding comes from readers. I give money every year. But readers only aren't enough to sustain it. They also need to look for other revenue sources.

2. There is no evidence that she was fired specifically because Open AI requested it. That would be a major scandal and the entire newsroom would revolt.

3. The Guardian remains an excellent newspaper. They won more journalism awards than any other UK paper.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/may/23/mossad-investigation-guardian-uk-press-awards

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/dec/13/guardian-wins-features-and-sports-prizes-at-british-journalism-ceremony

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/28/guardian-sirin-kale-lucy-osborne-women-in-journalism-awards