Google’s New AI Search Overviews Set to Be Adorned with Ads Soon – Alert the Unicorns!

“Google Search’s New AI Overviews Will Soon Have Ads”

“Gone are the days of spooling through pages of blue links, selecting one, and then laboring to extract the useful information tucked within. Instead, Google hopes to give us all the information we could possibly need, and provide it almost instantly on the search results page itself.”

Bask in the glory of this brave new world, where Google, the answer to all of your life’s questions, labors tirelessly to lift the burden of having to click on those pesky blue hyperlinks. No more in-depth research, deep dives into topics, or challenging the brain cells with alternative viewpoints to be found – all without leaving the search result page. Truly a streamline service, qualms be non-existent.

With a pinch of artificial intelligence here, and a sprinkle of information extractions there, Google is serving up bite-sized nuggets of ‘facts’ straight from millions of publications around the web. And let’s not forget, it’s done without you even lifting a finger, or heaven forbid, straining the thumb to select a link. The epitome of ease and leisure in browsing life’s many complications.

Ironically, Google’s ‘simplified’ approach isn’t so simple. With the algorithm acting as a digital nanny spoon-feeding us these ‘facts’, the responsibility of discerning the truth quality of these mashed up tidbits falls onto our unassuming shoulders. The ‘Google effect’ is all the rage now, and misinformation has never had a better ally – conflicting data points, undefined authority, and questionable answers.

Alas, we should revel in Google Ads’ devastation as well. The loss of ads to our informational platter means that the page becomes a mini encyclopedia, only controlled by Google. The algorithm’s unending quest to present us with ‘relevant’ content ensures we are constantly inundated with the most pertinent information, snuffing out the creative idiosyncrasies that make our web journeys unique.

So, say goodbye to the days of exerting actual effort in searching for information and welcome the age of instant, AI-curated factoids. Just remember, while Google’s advanced algorithms are busy serving up instant answers to life’s questions, it’s essential to keep a critical eye. Otherwise, we might just allow the information we are fed to determine the questions we ask, not the other way around. And wouldn’t that be a tragic twist!

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/google-search-ai-overviews-ads/