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Google pilots paying about a hundred publishers for AI content

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Google is paying about 100 digital publishers for content used in AI Overviews, AI Mode, and the Gemini chatbot, less than a year after the pilot program launched. According to The Information, payment amounts vary widely: some small and mid-sized blogs and websites receive less than 0.1% of their ad revenue, one publisher received $50,000 to $60,000 over several months, another receives more than $1 million per year, and small websites receive less than $1,000 over several months.

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10/1
  1. Ars Technica · AI
    Google's early effort to pay websites for AI answers runs into trouble

    Google's AI content-payment pilot is struggling. About 100 publishers were approved to participate, earning a share when their content is used in Gemini-powered AI Overviews and other search results. Small and midsize publishers say the revenue is only about one-thousandth of their advertising income. Some large publishers have declined to join, hoping to pressure Google for better terms.

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  1. The Verge · AI
    Google reportedly pilots payments to publishers for their contributions to AI search

    The Information reports that Google has started a pilot paying about 100 publishers based on how their content contributes to AI Overviews, AI Mode in Search, and the Gemini chatbot.

  2. The Decoder
    Google pays about 100 publishers for content used in AI answers, with most payments tiny

    Google is paying about 100 digital publishers for content used by AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Gemini chatbots. The pilot began less than a year ago. The Information reports that payments vary widely: some small publishers and websites receive less than 0.1% of their ad revenue; one publisher received $50,000 to $60,000 over several months, another receives more than $1 million a year, and a small site received less than $1,000 over several months.

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