Google rolls out pay-per-use AI licensing program to publishers

Google Tests Paying Publishers For AI Answers Via Search Console

Google is testing a Search Console pilot that pays publishers when their content contributes to Gemini, AI Overviews, and AI Mode answers.

Google rolls out pay-per-use AI licensing program to publishers

Google has been quietly scaling a pay-per-use AI licensing scheme for publishers. But critics say the program looks less like a meaningful payout and more like a legal fig leaf.

Sources: Google is quietly scaling an "AI contribution pilot" to pay publishers when their content "significantly" contributes to its AI-generated responses (Digiday)

Digiday: Sources: Google is quietly scaling an “AI contribution pilot” to pay publishers when their content “significantly” contributes to its AI-generated responses  —  Google has been quietly scaling a pay-per-value AI licensing scheme for publishers.