Dec 5 (Reuters) – Meta has struck several commercial ​AI data agreements with ‌news publishers including USA Today, ‌People Inc, CNN, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Le Monde, ⁠the company ‌said on Friday.

The tie-ups will allow the ‍Facebook-parent to provide “real-time” news and updates through its artificial intelligence ​chatbot by linking to ‌articles and websites from the publishers.

The move comes as the social media giant looks to attract more ⁠users to its ​AI services ​amid increasing competition in the market, with rivals ‍also investing ⁠heavily and signing content licensing agreements to bolster ⁠their offerings.

(Reporting by Zaheer Kachwala ‌in Bengaluru; Editing by ‌Shinjini Ganguli)