InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to El Chisme@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 days agoSomeday soon something something something remarkable thinghexbear.netimagemessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down11
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minus-squareOwl [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoIt’s the first one, there was a whole thing in 2019 where the ads org took over and started making search base their decisions on ad revenue. It’s hard to find the news story these days, here’s one copy, not sure if it’s the best
minus-squareInevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoI don’t think you can discount #2. Google wants a absolute max sized captive audience. Some people will happily eat the AI slop and stop there. Google users who encounter an AI summary are less likely to click on links to other websites than users who do not see one. Google users are more likely to end their browsing session entirely after visiting a search page with an AI summary than on pages without a summary. . https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/07/22/google-users-are-less-likely-to-click-on-links-when-an-ai-summary-appears-in-the-results/
It’s the first one, there was a whole thing in 2019 where the ads org took over and started making search base their decisions on ad revenue.
It’s hard to find the news story these days, here’s one copy, not sure if it’s the best
I don’t think you can discount #2. Google wants a absolute max sized captive audience. Some people will happily eat the AI slop and stop there.