Doug Leeds

Doug Leeds, co-founder of Really Simple Licensing (RSL) and a former publishing executive, discusses the pressing threat AI scraping poses to the open web. He highlights how publishers have seen their traffic plummet due to AI-generated content and explores RSL's potential to create a fair licensing framework. Leeds explains the benefits of a collective rights organization like RSL, which can help both publishers and AI companies thrive. The conversation pivots on the need for sustainable web content access and restoring balance in the digital ecosystem.