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Google’s AI overviews in search might kill publishing, and it’s going to backfire eventually


AI models constantly need fresh information to be trained. Google makes money off of digital ads. So why is it trying to kill publishing?

Google putting AI overviews at the top of all search results pages brings up a few key questions, like whether these summaries are outright plagiarism, how publishers will be compensated, and why users would even click webpages anymore. Digital ad revenue will drop alongside the cratering web traffic caused by reliance on AI overviews in Search and fewer webpage clicks. If the primary way Google earns revenue is through advertisements on websites, how will the company continue to make money if people stop clicking on webpages?

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