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Licensed publishers’ summaries may be appearing ahead of ordinary web results in ChatGPT, according to an analysis reported by Tomorrow’s Publisher. The analysis says this could give OpenAI’s publishing partners a visibility advantage inside the chatbot.
Why it mattersThe report says researcher David Konitzny examined 1,000 cases: partner summaries made up 70% of entries in the top three positions, compared with 23% in positions seven to ten. That is a notable difference, though it is one researcher’s analysis, not proof that every ChatGPT search favours licensed sources.
Discuss: If licensed material gets a better position in ChatGPT, how much should users be told about the rules behind the ranking?
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