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Owning the scarce human

Money lands: Original human signal, expertise, likenessHuman-signal loop

Up the ladder 6 models; rung 0 ones are moving toward this family

R2 Rides Expert data marketplaces · Paid AI access to content · Likeness and voice licensing
R1 Flow through Content licensed to AI labs
R0 Fights toward Search-referral publishing · Question-and-answer sites

Models in this family

ModelRungFamilyLoopRegisterStateCosEvidenceLast
Expert data marketplacesR2 Rides Owning the scarce humanhuman-signal RisingScaling 41A 6B2026-08-20
Content licensed to AI labsR1 Flow through Owning the scarce humanhuman-signal RisingEmerging 31A 3B2026-08-17
Paid AI access to contentR2 Rides Owning the scarce humanhuman-signal RisingEmerging 45A 2B2026-07-01
Likeness and voice licensingR2 Rides Owning the scarce humanhuman-signal On watchWatch 21A 1B2026-05
Search-referral publishingR0 Fights toward Owning the scarce humancontrol-point RetiringDeclining 12A 1B2025-10-27
Question-and-answer sitesR0 Fights toward Owning the scarce humannetwork RetiringDeclining 11A 0B2025-10-27
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