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2 weeks agoThe Rundown: Google has drawn its AI payment lines - and publishers' leverage is narrow
Google's testimony to U.K. lawmakers this week did more than restate familiar arguments about fair use and training. It clarified the boundaries of what the company believes it should, and should not, pay publishers for in the AI-driven search ecosystem. For publishers trying to navigate AI licensing, the message was blunt: Google is willing to pay for access, but not for training - and it remains unwilling to define AI Overviews as a compensable use of journalism.
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