The big news in search this week is that Google is continuing its transition to "AI search" – instead of typing in search terms and getting links to websites, you'll ask Google a question and an AI will compose an answer based on things it finds on the web.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/15/they-trust-me-dumb-fucks/
Pluralistic: Even if you think AI search could be good, it won’t be good (15 May 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

@KevinCarson1, it's more or less been doing that for a while, now. I mean, yes, I recognize this is taking it a step further away from the halcyon days when it delivered nothing but links to relevant sites. Functionally, though, it likely won't feel much different for most users than what they see now.