Saturday, December 14, 2024

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Google’s AI-First Ambitions Sideline Publishers, Boost Its Ability To Filter and Control Information

by Rick Findlay, Reclaim The Net:

The internet’s most frequented page is on the verge of a transformation unlike any in its 25-year history.

Last week, at Google I/O 2024, as Liz Reid, Google’s head of Search, gushed on stage about their AI-powered future, one couldn’t help but feel a pang of irony. “Google will do the Googling for you,” she proclaimed, envisioning a future where Google’s AI sifts through the web’s content and spits out neatly packaged summaries, removing the need to visit any websites.