Google's SGE Impact & NYT vs. AI: Navigating Copyright in Publishing | Publisher Lab Ep. 49

The Publisher Lab

Join Tyler Bishop and Manny Ramos on the Publisher Lab podcast as they delve into Google's search generative experience (SGE) and its massive impact on 84% of search queries. Discover how SGE is reshaping search results and what it means for publishers' content strategies. They also dissect The New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, probing into the murky waters of AI, copyright, and the future of content creation. Hear their take on AI models as 'plagiarism machines' and the potential legal complexities ahead. Amidst these tech and legal shifts, they underscore the undiminished value of quality content and audience connection.

This Week’s Stories:

New Google SGE insights: Content formats, YMYL, product views - https://searchengineland.com/new-google-sge-insights-content-formats-ymyl-product-views-435849

94% of Google SGE links are different from organic search results, study finds - https://searchengineland.com/google-sge-links-organic-search-results-study-436275

The New York Times wants OpenAI and Microsoft to pay for training data - https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/27/the-new-york-times-wants-openai-and-microsoft-to-pay-for-training-data/

OpenAI In Talks With Dozens of Publishers to License Content - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-talks-dozens-publishers-license-215059899.html

‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/08/ai-tools-chatgpt-copyrighted-material-openai

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome back to the Publisher Lab

2:09 - Google’s SGE impact on search queries

6:45 - Challenges for publishers posed by SGE

9:06 - Preventing content theft

14:40 - Implications of SGE for publishers

17:18 - The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI & Microsoft

20:45 - Intellectual copyright & AI

28:50 - OpenAI’s licensing agreements with publishers

36:40 - OpenAI admits the necessity of copyrighted material

40:01 - Publisher’s perspective and legal battles

43:43 - Episode wrap up

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Hosted by Tyler Bishop & Manny Ramos

Produced & Edited Manny Ramos