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Indian Express Group Partners with OpenAI to Expand Reach of Its Journalism via ChatGPT
The Indian Express Group has entered into a partnership with OpenAI aimed at making it easier for readers to discover and access the Group's journalism through ChatGPT. Under the arrangement, content from participating Express Group publications will be featured in ChatGPT responses to relevant user queries, with summaries or excerpts clearly attributed to their source and accompanied by direct links to the original articles on the Group's platforms.
The initial phase of the partnership will include content from The Indian Express, The Financial Express, and the Group's business-related publications. It will cover both live reporting and archival material across seven languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, and Gujarati.
Nandagopal Rajan, CEO of Indian Express Digital, said the Group's history of agenda-setting investigations, news breaks, and diverse political perspectives sets it apart in Indian media. He noted that the Group has always embraced new technologies, and that this partnership offers readers a new way to discover the work of its national network of journalists, with clear attribution and direct links back to original sources. He emphasized that credible journalism remains the priority, with the Group retaining full editorial responsibility for all its published content.
Varun Shetty, Vice President of Media Partnerships at OpenAI, said The Indian Express has a strong tradition of in-depth investigative and unbiased reporting that helps audiences understand India's complexities. He said OpenAI aims to help more people access this journalism through AI, with proper attribution and direct links, reflecting the company's commitment to collaborating with publishers and building technology that benefits journalists, readers, and the broader news ecosystem.
The Indian Express Group will retain complete and independent editorial control over its journalism. OpenAI will not have any influence over which stories the Group covers, how those stories are developed, or the conclusions reached in its reporting.
As part of the collaboration, both organizations plan to explore additional applications of OpenAI's technology to support new reader experiences and operational processes within the Group. These potential applications include archive discovery, research support, data analysis, translation services, reader services, and business operations. Any editorial application of these tools will continue to be governed by the Group's existing standards, policies, and human oversight.