Like its big tech rivals Microsoft , Facebook , OpenAI and Apple , Google is racing to launch innovative AI products. But when its search engine business leaders touted how it was going to reshape online searching, moving away from traditional "googling" toward a new "Overview" system delivering search results with AI, critics got worried . Some suggested the change would upset many other business models, specifically due to the potential, profound changes to the ad business.
CEO Sundar Pichai recently addressed the issue and sought to reassure people in a discussion with tech news site The Verge. When users search for something now, the top of Google's results page is the AI-built "Overview" section that tries to answer your query, in the style of ChatGPT. As The Verge points out , this is Google saying its AI-powered search engine is "letting Google do the Googling for you.
" It's still a stark change from old-fashioned searches that directed users to visit other people's websites to get their information. This visit then fed into the ad revenues that sustain many online services, like news sites and online merchants. Pichai seemed unworried about the changes.
He said he understands that it's "a big change," and "these are disruptive moments. People are projecting out, and people are putting a lot into creating content. It's their businesses.
" But then Pichai turned on some politician-like charm: "I remain optimistic about how it'll actually play out," he said. When challeng.
