People Inc forges AI licensing deal with Microsoft as Google traffic drops
1. People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft as a launch partner. 2. Google Search's AI Overviews reduced People Inc.'s traffic from 54% to 24%. 3. People Inc. criticized Google for using the same bot for search and AI. 4. Blocking AI crawlers has led to more deals for People Inc. 5. Microsoft's commitment enhances the value of content for AI applications.