On Cloudflare’s very surprising ideas about AI and the future of web publishing: “That’s my counterprosal: AI should pay for the stuff it already uses, and people should keep putting up paywalls.” (Paul Ford, Aboard)
- Cloudflare proposes rewarding content creators to fill AI's knowledge gaps.
- Ford counters with funding smaller publishers and building paywalls as a healthier model.
- Subscription-based publications are key to sustaining quality online content.
