The Economist signs its first AI-focused deal

The Economist announced Monday that it has signed its first AI-focused deal with Google’s NotebookLM.

The NotebookLM now includes

expert analysis and predictions for the year 2025 as shared in The World Ahead annual report by The Economist

“This is the first AI-focused partnership The Economist has signed and we are excited for NotebookLM users to explore a selection of articles from The Economist’s annual special issue, The World Ahead 2025,” said Luke Bradley-Jones, president of The Economist, in a statement. “This public notebook will feature our forward-looking journalism, examining what we view to be the most important trends and events shaping this year. This is one of many ways The Economist is experimenting with AI.

Bradley Jones added: “Our AI strategy is built on a principle of creating engaging and differentiated AI powered experiences based on the rigorous, in-depth and independent journalism of The Economist. Our partnership with Google is consistent with this approach and we look forward to learning from this collaboration.”

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.