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Revenue + Sustainability

From RAGS to Riches: Revenue Opportunities in the Emerging AI Content Licensing Market

From RAGS to Riches: Revenue Opportunities in the Emerging AI Content Licensing Market

Thursday, September 11, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
Area of Focus: AI
A few large news organizations have struck licensing deals with AI giants, but most publications have been left out, as have AI companies that cannot afford to risk using unlicensed data. Join this essential panel to learn about the emerging, copyright-based marketplace of AI licensing startups and leave with an understanding of alternative revenue streams for publishers, the difference between licensing for training versus retrieval augmented generation (RAG), and the danger of model collapse.