IFRRO MEMBER KOPINOR SIGNS HISTORIC AGREEMENT ON NEWSPAPER CONTENT FOR AI IN NORWAY

IFRRO member Kopinor signs historic agreement on newspaper content for AI in Norway

IFRRO member Kopinor and the National Library of Norway have signed a historic agreement enabling the use of content from Norwegian newspapers in the training of Norwegian artificial intelligence models. Signed on 19 December 2025, the agreement is funded by the Norwegian state, which will pay NOK 45 million annually. Norway is the first country in the world to establish such an arrangement.

Under the agreement, the National Library of Norway is granted access to content older than one year to develop Norwegian and Sami language models. The trained language models will be made freely available for use by both public and private actors as a basis for AI services. Kopinor concluded the agreement on behalf of the Norwegian Media Businesses’ Association and the country’s newspapers. The first language models trained under the agreement are expected to be launched in early 2026.

Read the original announcement from Kopinor here.

Foto: Gorm K. Gaare/Nasjonalbiblioteket

Monday, 22nd December 2025