Mastodawn

I don’t get Google's AI-based search. If it doesn't send users to the original sites which have the info, then those sites will go out of business. Where will AI get its info from then? Will we be stuck with a pool of information dated 2026?

#AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

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Su_G

@timrichards
It’s a great question & never discussed enough.! 🙏🏻
There are dots but no one around long enough to join them… Short-termism. A few years ago all the big LICs (Listed Investment Companies) in Australia were pointing out that as long-term investors they were there to grow value - not short-term gains. They were quite miffed to be treated the same as short term profit takers. It’s a different mindset to think ahead ten years vs next quarter. As @Salvo points out in a neat real world example down thread.

#ShortTermism #longTermInvestment #LICs #ListedInvestmentCompanies #AusPol #AusBusiness #joinTheDots #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses