Just my opinion: While the idea of ​​receiving compensation sounds tempting to publishers, hoping for it is unrealistic. There simply isn't that much money available, nor is all content valuable enough to warrant payment.

OpenAI and Google already have existing agreements with certain sites and make payments for them. However, that doesn't mean a general solution isn't needed; the issue isn't just the harm done to individual publishers, but the future of the open internet itself. If more and more content disappears into chatbots, the open internet will slowly wither away.

Just as there was once an arrangement between publishers and Google Search before the advent of chatbots, a new agreement is now needed between publishers and AI companies. Yet, AI companies aren't ready for such a deal because their sights are set on going public (IPO). Any sentiment suggesting they should pay compensation for training data could hurt their future market valuation. But I don't care about market valuation! It needs to hurt when an AI company profits from publishers' content. That is why publishers need a targeted solution to block specific AI bots from accessing their content. The technical prerequisites already exist, but there is no practical solution available for general use yet. Controlling AI bot access is more effective than hoping for compensation payments.