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BUSINESSArs Technica·9h ago

Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling

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Google's initiative to compensate websites for AI-generated answers is underperforming, with many publishers reporting negligible advertising revenue from the program.

Many sites see just one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue from AI payments.

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