Publishers finally have AI buyers for their content yet zero say in the price

AI companies knew what they were taking. Now a market pays for it, but the money stops before it reaches the people who made the content.

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Pete Pachal is a journalist and the creator of Media Copilot, a newsletter and podcast that examines how AI is changing media, journalism, and the news.

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