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Google is replacing search results with only the AI (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 1 day ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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replace the Web with slop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aji8lhaV3XM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260520-google-replacing-search-results-with-only-the-ai - podcast

time: 9 min 04 sec

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[–] mech@feddit.org 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

This, honestly. I'm a bit surprised so many people believe corporations would just offer a good service for free forever.
It's always about capturing the market and then pivoting to monetization.
The only services you can rely on are ones you pay for. (That doesn't mean you can rely on every service you pay for.)

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 2 points 16 hours ago

Exactly. Just like free email isn’t something you’re going to want either. I hate email. My job is hands on and doesn’t pivot around it like HR, lawyers, or admin. But I still need it.

Unpaid slowly eroded the ability to auto sweep spam and garbage from the general pileup thus requiring more time spent dealing with it. Nope. Least time spent there is best.

“Free” email and search engines are not free.