Our Story
aposema.com was born from a simple observation: the
AI revolution is built on the work of millions of creators who receive nothing in return.
"I watched my publishing income collapse from $27 CPM to under $3 as Google and AI companies
extracted value without compensation. After building AI applications myself, I realized creators
needed a direct licensing solution - not more middlemen taking cuts."
When ChatGPT launched in 2022, it became clear that AI
models were trained on vast amounts of copyrighted content - articles, books, research papers, code,
and creative works. The creators of this content? They received nothing while AI companies built
billion-dollar businesses.
"I just don't know how you go around, asking everyone first. I just don't see how that would work."
- Nick Clegg, Meta President
This dismissive attitude toward creator consent
sparked our mission. If Meta and OpenAI thought it was "impossible" to ask permission and pay
creators, we'd prove them wrong.
In Q4 2024, we developed the distributed licensing
meta tag standard. In Q2 2025, we filed provisional patents for our technical approach. Now we're
building the infrastructure layer between AI companies and content creators—using simple meta tags,
cryptographic verification, and automated payments to make it not just possible but easy for AI
companies to license content ethically.
We're currently in pre-launch mode, finalizing our creator
onboarding system and working with select AI companies to integrate our licensing API. Every creator
who joins our platform, every AI company that chooses ethical licensing, and every payment we
facilitate brings us closer to a future where AI development and creator rights work together, not
against each other.
