GOOGLE ‘AI CONTRIBUTION PILOT' TESTS PAYING WEBSITES WHEN THEY'RE USED IN AI RESULTS

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Google is testing a model that pays publishers when their content materially contributes to AI-generated search results. The AI Contribution Pilot includes dozens of mostly small and midsized publishers across various industries. It could create a new revenue stream as AI Overviews reduce traffic from traditional search and establish a model for compensating publishers based on their content's contribution to AI answers.