The New York Times has greenlit AI tools for product and edit staff

Group 1 - The New York Times has introduced AI tools for its product and editorial teams, including a new internal AI summary tool called Echo [1] - The publication provided a suite of AI products for staff to enhance web products and editorial ideas, along with guidelines for AI usage [2] - Editorial staff are encouraged to use AI for suggesting edits, brainstorming interview questions, and assisting with research, while being cautioned against using AI for drafting or revising articles significantly [2] Group 2 - The guidelines indicate potential uses of AI for digitally voiced articles and translations into other languages [3] - The New York Times has approved specific AI programs for coding and product development, including GitHub Copilot, Google's Vertex AI, and OpenAI's non-ChatGPT API [3] - The company is currently involved in a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged copyright violations related to the training of generative AI on its content [4]