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

Meta has signed commercial AI data agreements with news publishers to provide real-time global entertainment and breaking news on Meta AI, the AI ​​chatbot. Now when users ask Meta AI news-related questions, it will surface information and links drawn from various content sources to help users discover current and relevant content. announced on Friday.

These comments also contain links to articles, so users can visit publishers’ websites for more information. The company says this will allow its partners to reach new audiences.

Meta partners 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 forge new partnerships in the future.

The move comes as Meta moved away from making its platforms a hub for news. For example, it killed Facebook’s “News” tab in 2024. In addition, Meta stopped compensating news publishers in 2022, but is doing so now to boost its AI chatbot with real-time access to news.

“We want to make Meta AI more responsive, accurate and balanced,” Meta wrote in the paper blog post. “Real-time events can be challenging for today’s AI systems to keep track of, but by integrating more and different types of news sources, our goal is to improve Meta AI’s ability to deliver timely and relevant content and information across 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 the controversial release of Llama 4, which was met with complaints about poor performance earlier this year.

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