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Anthropic reverses course, signs first AP news licensing deal for Claude

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Anthropic has signed its first news content licensing agreement, partnering with the Associated Press (AP) so Claude can show sourced, real-time U.S. midterm election results on election night. Financial terms and the deal's duration were not disclosed. The move reverses Anthropic's earlier position: the company had previously declined such partnerships, arguing that scraping publisher content qualifies as fair use. OpenAI has already signed similar agreements with more than ten media outlets. The information comes from Adweek and two people familiar with the matter; The Decoder's report is based on those sources.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 11/5/2026

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Anthropic Pays for News Content for the First Time, Signs AP Licensing Deal
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    Anthropic 首次与美联社签署新闻内容授权协议

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    与美联社 (AP) 达成首份新闻内容授权协议
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    Anthropic Pays for News Content for the First Time, Signs AP Licensing Deal

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    Anthropic has signed its first licensing deal with a news publisher, the Associated Press, allowing Claude to display live AP election results with source attribution on election night. Financial terms and agreement length were not disclosed. The company previously rejected such partnerships on fair-use grounds, while OpenAI already has more than a dozen similar deals.

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