Google's AI Contribution Pilot Pays About 100 Publishers One-Tenth of 1% of Ad Revenue
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Google is compensating roughly 100 publishers at approximately 0.1% of their advertising revenue through its AI contribution pilot.
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Google is paying about 100 publishers one-tenth of 1% of their advertising revenue for content used in AI features including AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Gemini, according to The Information. The pilot represents an early effort to compensate publishers whose content feeds the company's generative AI products.