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AI search answers are the fast food of your information diet – convenient and tasty, but not a substitute for good nutrition

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This feature is yet another addition to the increasing number of add-ons and tools being integrated into search engines like Google. Some notable examples include knowledge graph-driven knowledge panels, which are used to populate relevant factual information in an infobox next to search results, and featured snippets, which are short summaries extracted from a search … Read more

Google is making adjustments to AI Overviews after a difficult rollout

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Google is making some changes to its AI overviews after its artificial intelligence-powered search function gave “strange and erroneous” responses to people’s online searches. AI Overviews were introduced last month at Google’s annual I/O developer conference. Now when people use Google Search to find information about certain topics, a box with AI-generated text appears at … Read more

Google’s AI search overhaul raises ‘more questions than answers’ for its dominant advertising business

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By the end of the year, more than a billion people around the world will experience a different Google search. New generative AI features will give users more complete and direct answers and provide a conversation overview powered by AI technology. The transition marks an overhaul of Google’s core search product. And since many people … Read more

Google is unleashing AI in searches, raising hopes for better results and fears of reduced web traffic

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Tuesday introduced a redesigned search engine that often favors artificial intelligence-generated answers over website links, a shift that promises to speed up the search for information while potentially disrupting the flow of money making internet traffic. The makeover announced at Google’s annual developer conference begins this week in … Read more