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Google pilots payments to ~100 publishers for AI search content contributions

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Google is piloting a program that pays roughly 100 digital publishers based on how much their content contributes to AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Gemini, according to The Information. Payments vary widely, and the pilot began less than a year ago, as reported by Digiday.

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  1. Techmeme
    Sources: Google is paying ~100 digital publishers for how much their content contributes to AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Gemini in a pilot; payments vary widely (The Information)

    The Information : Sources: Google is paying ~100 digital publishers for how much their content contributes to AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Gemini in a pilot; payments vary widely — Google has been paying roughly 100 digital publishers for how much their content contributes to AI-powered answers to search and other products …

  2. The Verge AIEmma Roth
    Google reportedly tests paying publishers for AI search results

    Google has launched a pilot program that pays publishers for their contributions to its AI-powered search features, according to a report from The Information . The pilot program reportedly includes around 100 publishers and comes as Google faces scrutiny over the impact of its AI features on web traffic. Digiday first reported on the pilot program , which began less than a year ago. As part of the test, Google is reportedly paying participating publishers for how much their content contributed to the AI Overviews and AI Mode features in Search, as well as its Gemini chatbot. One publisher that joined the program when it first started earned … Read the full story at The Verge.

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