The author suggests that Perplexity's planned revenue-sharing model could offer a solution to the failing click-based news economy, aligning incentives with the mission of journalism. They argue that this could provide a continuous revenue stream, unlike the one-off deals currently made with big foundation model companies. The author concludes by stating that the media has overreacted to this issue, viewing Perplexity as an enemy rather than a potential ally.
Key takeaways:
- Perplexity's new Pages feature competes with the news aggregation business, not original journalism, and has been criticized for not properly crediting original sources.
- Plagiarism and content rewriting for web traffic generation is a common issue in the internet age, often leading to frustration among original content creators.
- Despite criticisms, Perplexity's use of aggregated content can still drive some traffic back to the original source and the company is working on refining its approach.
- Perplexity is planning to launch a revenue-sharing idea, which could offer a promising alternative to the failing click-based news economy and align incentives more closely with the mission of journalism.