The New York Times Co. has agreed to license its editorial content to Amazon for use in the tech giant's artificial intelligence platforms, according to reports.

The multiyear partnership will incorporate Times editorial content into various Amazon customer experiences, according to a statement from the news outlet. In addition to news articles, the agreement includes content from Cooking, the Times' food and recipe platform, as well as The Athletic, which specializes in sports reporting.

This marks the Times' initial licensing deal that emphasizes generative AI technology.

In 2023, the Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its partner, Microsoft, claiming copyright infringement, alleging that the tech firms utilized millions of the Times' articles to train automated chatbots without any form of compensation. OpenAI and Microsoft have denied these claims.

The financial details of the licensing agreement with Amazon remain undisclosed.

Meredith Kopit Levien, CEO of the Times says, "The agreement reflects our longstanding belief that high-quality journalism deserves compensation. It aligns with our intentional approach to ensuring that our work is properly valued, whether through commercial agreements or by protecting our intellectual property rights."

Amazon may utilize the Times' editorial content within the Alexa software featured on its smart speakers. In some cases, snippets of Times reporting will include proper attribution and a link back to the Times' website.

According to the company, content from the Times will also aid in training Amazon's proprietary AI models.

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Amazon opted not to provide further comments beyond the information included in the Times' statement.

News organizations have struggled with how to address the swift rise of AI technology, elements of which have emerged from software programs that process the content of countless online news articles.