Industry News: Getty Images Signs OpenAI Deal, Sending It's Stock Soaring
Shares of Getty Images soared more than 150% in premarket trading early on Monday after the company announced a deal with OpenAI to integrate its digital image libraries into ChatGPT. The agreement will bring Getty's licensed content libraries to the AI company, with Getty's content will appearing in OpenAI search and ChatGPT. Until recently, Getty had taken a strong stance against working with AI companies. In September 2022, Getty banned all AI-generated art from its library. A few months later, it sued Stability AI, alleging copyright violations - a notion that was rejected late last year.
Weekend Update: 06.18.2026
Saturday, June 20 starting 6pm: Solstice Celebration at Noo Arts/Kingsland Wildflower What happens when you cross contemporary choreography with Nintendo’s Pikmin, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and a cutthroat game of The Floor is Lava? You get New York movement artist Karley Wasaff’s newest interactive creation, Growing Takes Time. Until recently, the intersection of performance art and digital subculture has struggled to break past the spectator barrier. B...

