Open Markets Institute report warns news publishers face 'double bind' in AI content licensing market dominated by Big Tech
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Andrew Deck
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Summary
A new report from the Open Markets Institute examines the emerging AI content licensing market for news publishers. It argues that news publishers face a "double bind" where the same Big Tech companies developing commercial AI products (which strip publishers of site traffic) are also the ones dictating the terms of alternative revenue through content licensing deals. The report maps out how major tech firms are occupying both sides of the value chain simultaneously, acting as both the disruptors of traditional news distribution and the gatekeepers of new licensing revenue streams.
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Big Tech is occupying both sides of the value chain simultaneously
news publishers are currently in a 'double bind'
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