USA Today Co. is reformatting content to attract more AI licensing deals
USA Today Co. is testing different ways to reformat its website content for an AI bot audience to attract AI content licensing deals.
“We recognize that we have to create and format content for humans and for machines. And while we see a change in search-driven behavior, we also see entirely new ways to license, distribute and monetize the trusted content we produce every day,” said Mike Reed, chairman and CEO of USA Today Co., in a company earnings call on August 6.
Restructuring content formats and templates can help make it easier for AI systems to access, understand and cite USA Today’s reporting, improving the discoverability of its content in AI answer engines, Kara Chiles, USA Today Co.’s svp of product management, told Digiday. It’s part of the publisher’s larger GEO strategy to optimize for these platforms, she said.
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