Microsoft Says It’s Building an App Store for AI Content Licensing

Microsoft says it’s building an app store for AI content licensing

Microsoft says it is working on the Publisher Content Marketplace (PCM), an AI licensing hub that shows usage terms set by publishers. That way, AI companies can easily shop the terms and set up deals to use online content for "grounding" their AI models, while the content owners get usage-based reporting to help set prices. Microsoft says it's been codesigning PCM with companies including Verge parent Vox Media, The Associated Press, Condé Nast…

Microsoft launches the Publisher Content Marketplace in partnership with Condé Nast, Hearst, AP, and others, to let publishers license content to AI companies

Anu Adegbola / Search Engine Land: Microsoft launches the Publisher Content Marketplace in partnership with Condé Nast, Hearst, AP, and others, to let publishers license content to AI companies  —  Table of Contents  —  New marketplace lets publishers set terms, track usage, and get paid when AI systems ground answers in premium, licensed content.

Microsoft’s Publisher Content Marketplace: The Tech Giant’s Bid to Reshape AI Training Economics

Microsoft has unveiled a strategic initiative that could fundamentally alter how artificial intelligence companies access and compensate publishers for their content. The Publisher Content Marketplace, announced through the company’s advertising division, represents a calculated effort to position Microsoft as the intermediary between content creators and AI developers hungry for training data. This platform arrives at a critical juncture when p…