David Gerard4d ago

Google is replacing search results with only the AI

https://awful.systems/post/8380215

Google is replacing search results with only the AI - awful.systems

replace the Web with slop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aji8lhaV3XM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aji8lhaV3XM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] - video https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260520-google-replacing-search-results-with-only-the-ai [https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260520-google-replacing-search-results-with-only-the-ai] - podcast time: 9 min 04 sec

Show threadRoidingOldMan

Google thinks there’s more money in feeding you slop forever. With ads. And a subscription.

I don’t think that’s the long term goal. First, they slowly phase out the actual information sources, by making it so you aren’t linked to other websites. Now you’ve got a dependent group who rely in AI as a source of truth, and now they can modify “the truth” whenever you want because it’s the only source left. They could re-write human history and only people with books would know the difference.

May 20 at 9:30pmWeb
Show threadJiral4d ago
Thing is, there are other search engines and some of them have growing and improving own search indexes. They might be worse than Google today but if Google goes totally bonkers, they will be a viable alternative. So people will have at least options. Some of those alternatives are also jumping onto the train of “kills switch for all AI”
Show threadOwOarchist4d ago

Now you’ve got a dependent group who rely in AI as a source of truth, and now they can modify “the truth” whenever you want because it’s the only source left.

Well, besides using that for political reasons, they can also use that for massive profits.

Better make sure your carpet cleaning business is paying Google for “”“advertising”“” (no matter how much it costs), or Google’s AI will just forget to mention your business when local customers search online for carpet cleaners. Or you want to shop online for a new phone? Now Google’s AI will only feed you positive reviews of Google phone products, along with occasional horror stories about other products. Want to download and run Firefox? Google’s AI will straight-up gaslight you into thinking that all non-Chrome browsers are extinct.