2 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2024–2024.
AI-generated news briefing service producing bullet-point summaries (max 140 words) of Independent stories and agency content, reviewed by human journalists before publication; launched as standalone platform at bulletin.news; AI-written stories outperformed human equivalents on some engagement metrics""
The Independent is the first UK media organisation to join the programme; Perplexity shares advertising revenue with The Independent when its content is referenced in Perplexity AI search responses; The Independent also receives access to Perplexity's API to build custom search products, data analytics to track content performance, and free Perplexity Enterprise Pro for all staff for a year; The Independent joined as part of a batch of 15+ new publishers; Perplexity is backed by Jeff Bezos and Nvidia
The Independent is one of 43 organizations in United Kingdom documented in the index, which holds 139 cases from the country. Its work spans 2 function types, including Content Licensing & Partnerships, documented across 65 organizations worldwide.