13 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2018–2026.
Content licensing deal for Google AI pilot projects (announced Feb. 11, 2026 at FT Strategies News in the Digital Age conference) — FT CEO Jon Slade confirmed the FT has licensed journalism into Google's AI pilot, building on the December 2025 Google AI article overviews pilot that included The Guardian, Washington Post and others; deal covers 'extended display rights and content delivery methods like APIs'; AI-powered article overviews on Google News pages, audio briefings and real-time Gemini integration; clear attribution and links; compensated by Google; Slade praised Google for 'showing up to the debate and being prepared to listen and act'; FT now has AI content deals with OpenAI (April 2024), Microsoft Copilot Daily (October 2024) and Google (February 2026)
Available to all FT Professional subscribers April 2025
Saves time; improves quality of investigation support
AI reads article, generates relevant reader discussion question mid-article
Next Best Offer – AI model using 350+ inputs to serve a tailored retention offer to each subscriber at point of trial renewal;" co-developed with VectorLabs using historical user data
ML data pipeline for investigative story finding: ingests and parses unstructured datasets (e.g. UK MPs' financial disclosures), applies fuzzy name matching and connection-clustering to surface hidden patterns; identified published stories on MPs' financial interests that would otherwise have gone untold""
AI-drafted article summaries displayed to subscribers on demand, edited by FT journalists before publication
AI-personalised paywall messaging and subscription conversion offers tailored by reader behaviour, geography and lapsed-subscriber status
AI-powered daily news briefing feature within Microsoft Copilot; FT is one of five founding paid publishers at Copilot Daily US/UK launch alongside Reuters, Axel Springer, Hearst Magazines and USA Today Network; Microsoft pays publishers for content surfaced in Copilot Daily AI news summaries; Copilot Daily pulls exclusively from authorized licensed sources; first Microsoft AI licensing deals with publishers (prior arrangements covered MSN only)
OpenAI licensed to use FT journalism in ChatGPT responses in real time; FT content appears as attributed summaries or quotes with links to original articles; OpenAI also has access to the FT's archive including content behind the standard and premium paywalls for model training; financial terms not disclosed; FT is among the first major European newspapers to sign with OpenAI alongside Axel Springer (Dec 2023) and Le Monde (2024); complements FT's separate October 2024 Microsoft Copilot Daily licensing deal
Financial Times is one of 43 organizations in United Kingdom documented in the index, which holds 139 cases from the country. Its work spans 9 function types, including AI Ethics & Editorial Policy, documented across 75 organizations worldwide.