{"slug": "apple-wants-to-make-siri-ai-better-at-keeping-up-with-the-news", "title": "Apple wants to make Siri AI better at keeping up with the news", "summary": "Apple has approached several news publishers about multiyear deals to give its forthcoming Siri AI assistant access to their content, with a proposed nine-figure budget and a pay-per-use structure, according to an Aug. 12 Wall Street Journal report. The deals would help Siri answer questions about current events, differing from typical AI licensing deals that pay a guaranteed fee. Apple declined to comment, and it is unclear which publishers were contacted or if any agreements were finalized.", "body_md": "# Apple wants to make Siri AI better at keeping up with the news\n\n[Olivia Tauber](/author/olivia-tauber)\n\n[Read Full Bio](/author/olivia-tauber)\n\n[Siri](https://mashable.com/category/siri) may soon be (finally) able to tell you more about what is happening in the world right now, but [Apple](https://mashable.com/category/apple) could have to pay publishers a lot of money to make that happen.\n\nAccording to an Aug. 12 report by the Wall Street Journal, Apple has approached several news publishers in recent months about giving its [forthcoming Siri AI assistant](https://mashable.com/tech/new-siri-ai-setup-guide) access to their content. The proposed multiyear deals would help Siri answer questions about current events and other information that changes in real time.\n\nApple has reportedly discussed setting aside a nine-figure budget for the partnerships. Its proposed payment structure would compensate publishers whenever their reporting is used, according to the Journal. That differs from many existing AI licensing deals, which typically pay publishers a guaranteed fee in exchange for broader access to their content.\n\n**You May Also Like**\n\nIt is unclear which publishers Apple has contacted or whether any agreements have been finalized. Apple declined to comment to the Journal.\n\nThe negotiations come as Apple prepares to roll out a significantly upgraded version of Siri. [Siri AI is expected to enter beta later this year,](https://mashable.com/tech/siri-ai-new-features) with [new capabilities](https://mashable.com/tech/siri-apple-intelligence-wwdc-2026-analysis) that allow the assistant to understand personal context, recognize what is on a user’s screen, and complete actions across apps.\n\n[Terms of Use](https://www.ziffdavis.com/terms-of-use)and\n\n[Privacy Policy](https://www.ziffdavis.com/ztg-privacy-policy).\n\nApple already has established relationships with publishers through Apple News+, its paid news subscription service that launched in 2019. The company has also previously paid for access to content through deals that included the right to use publishers’ work for AI training, the Journal reported.\n\nApple has also already learned how quickly [AI-generated news](https://mashable.com/article/ai-generated-news-site-with-ties-to-openai) can go wrong. In late 2024, the company began offering AI-generated notification summaries that sometimes [rewrote news alerts inaccurately](https://mashable.com/article/apple-ai-news-alerts-suspended). Apple eventually disabled the feature for news and entertainment apps following complaints from publishers.\n\nThe latest talks arrive as news organizations decide how, or whether, to work with the companies building AI products. Publishers, including News Corp and Axel Springer, have signed content deals with OpenAI, while [The New York Times is suing OpenAI](https://mashable.com/article/new-york-times-open-ai-lawsuit) and Microsoft over the alleged unauthorized use of its reporting.\n\nFor publishers, Apple’s proposed pay-per-use system would offer another way to make money from the AI products increasingly answering questions that once sent readers directly to news websites. For Apple, it could help ensure that when users ask Siri what is happening right now, the assistant finally has a useful answer.\n\n*Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.*\n\nOlivia Tauber is the deputy editor of digital culture, covering creators, media, movies, beauty, and more. Based in New York, her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Cut, Teen Vogue, Complex, and Interview Magazine. She holds a Master's degree in Journalism from NYU and a Bachelor's from the University of Michigan. 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