Why it matters: It's the first news deal Meta has brokered in the AI era.
Zoom in: Beginning Friday, users of Meta's AI chatbot feature in the U.S. will have access to real-time news and information from Reuters when they ask questions about news or current events.
Between the lines: It's unclear whether the partnership includes a licensing component that would allow Meta to use Reuters' journalism to train Meta's large language model, Llama.
Catch up quick: Meta, then Facebook, made tens of millions of dollars' worth of deals with publishers to use their content in its now-defunct News Tab in 2019.
Context: Reuters has been a fact-checking partner of Meta's since 2020, but it was never part of Meta's News Tab efforts.
What to watch: AI companies are under pressure to ensure their chatbots don't inadvertently spread misinformation, especially ahead of the election.