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Google says it has 400+ publications in its News AI pilot, which tests features like overviews; participants include Financial Times, CNN, and The Texas Tribune (Andrew Deck/Nieman Lab)

In December, Google launched its News AI pilot program, which licenses content from select publishers and uses it to test new AI features in Google News.

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