Google reportedly tests paying publishers for AI search results
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Google piloting payments to ~100 publishers for AI search snippets is an attempt to price in content rights before regulators or courts do it for them. If you rely on search traffic, watch the contract terms closely—this is the template that may define how much upside you see from AI overviews versus traffic cannibalization.
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