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Google appears poised to replace classic search with AI Mode, a move that could transform how users access information. (www.techradar.com)
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The change could have enormous consequences for how people find information online, and for the websites that rely on Google to send them traffic. Publishers have already reported declines due to Google’s AI Overviews, which often answer users’ questions directly without requiring them to click through to another site. If AI Mode becomes the default, those effects may only grow.

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[–] teft@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago

Duck duck go lets you turn all that bullshit off. And as far as google has fallen in search quality ddg isn’t any worse.