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AI models scrape Canadian news, study finds

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A recent study by Canadian researchers Aengus Bridgman and Taylor Owen found that major AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini are scraping content from Canadian news outlets, including paywalled articles. This scraped content appears in AI responses without attribution, though it can sometimes be surfaced with user prompting. The study highlights a broader issue where online platforms, including social media, are failing to support news providers, leading to financial struggles for journalists. AI

IMPACT AI models' uncompensated use of news content raises ethical and financial concerns for media outlets.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a study's findings on AI models' data scraping practices, which falls under research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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AI models scrape Canadian news, study finds

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Our internet has mostly abandoned the principle of nudging people at important news. (...) A recent study by Aengus Bridgman and Taylor Owen of the Centre for

    "Our internet has mostly abandoned the principle of nudging people at important news. (...) A recent study by Aengus Bridgman and Taylor Owen of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy in Canada showed that ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok had been scraping Canadian news …

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