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Google launches AI contribution pilot paying invited publishers

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Google is paying select publishers for content featured in AI Overviews through a new pilot program accessed via Search Console, though citations and links within AI answers don't trigger payment.

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Google launched an AI contribution pilot that compensates invited publishers for content appearing in AI Overviews, with payments managed through Search Console. The program does not provide payment for citations or links generated within AI answers themselves, establishing a distinction between content inclusion and citation-based compensation.

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