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Are Google AI Overviews leading you to the best results on the web? Or is this just a new prime spot for selling you products you will regret buying?
Well, it turns out this rabbit hole is a deep one.
βThese findings follow previous research which concluded that the more people learn about how AI works, the less they trust it.
The opposite was also true β AIβs biggest fans tended to be those who understood the least about the tech.β
π futurism.com/artificial-intβ¦
This is how websites die.
Data from @pewresearch shows that Google users are more likely to end their browsing session entirely after being presented with an AI Overview compared to result pages without one.
π pewresearch.org/short-reads/20β¦
"AI is a direct attack on the way we verify information: AI both creates fake sources and obscures its actual sources.
That is the opposite of what librarians do, and teachers do, and scientists do, and experts do."
π 404media.co/ai-is-superchaβ¦ =
βSouth Koreaβs AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents.β
π restofworld.org/2025/south-korβ¦
β 45% of AI answers had at least one significant issue
β 31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems (missing, misleading, or incorrect)
β 20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information
π bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20β¦
Google is increasingly incorporating AI into its search results and burying the web alive in the process, writes John Herrman. nymag.com/intelligencer/β¦
βMore than half of responses from Gemini and Grok 3 cited fabricated or broken URLs that led to error pages.β ~ @CJR
π cjr.org/tow_center/we-β¦
What do BuzzFeed, Rolling Stone, Forbes, PopSci and Real Simple have in common?
They all know the best air purifiers, cooling sheets, gifts for mom, home saunas and cocktail kits.
Meanwhile, independent sites actually testing those products are dying:
βGoogle AI Overviews provided misleading or inaccurate information in 37 out of 100 queries across multiple areas of personal finance, including banking, credit, investing, insurance, student loans, and financial aid.β
π thecollegeinvestor.com/66208/37-of-goβ¦