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dogonix OP t1_jcenrp0 wrote

In the past 2+ decades, we’ve witnessed the media landscape morph before our eyes. It started with the dematerialization of print and other tangible media, then continued with the unbundling of articles from newspapers, songs from albums and videos from cable networks. Yet, just as the industry seemed to have figured it out, AI language models now stand ready to trigger yet another seismic shift.

The spotlight has shifted from search engines to conversational AI systems, prompting us to wonder: Are we on the brink of a ‘No-Web’ reality? A future governed by chat-oriented interfaces that disintegrate the “blue link” and with it, the current ad-based publishing business model we’ve grown to know and (perhaps not) love.

As we watch the scale tip between old-school search and the AI-fueled chat revolution, a set of questions arise: What are the risks and opportunities that lie ahead for publishers? Will they be able to acclimate to this brave new world? Can they find new ways to monetize content as the old regime falls apart? And will this storm extend beyond publishing, affecting other web-based services?

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martifero t1_jcepqxt wrote

I remember watching an old interview with one of Google co-founders who said that having many search results was "a bug, not a feature" and that in the future you should only be finding that one best result.

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fyro11 t1_jcfez5t wrote

Really puts into context why Google was scrambling to get its own AI out after ChatGPT.

Also I don't necessarily agree with that. You don't always want to see one result, or you don't always find what you wanted in its entirety from one link only.

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Pickled_Doodoo t1_jchm8kw wrote

And with the current hallucinations they get, the one and only result will still give you jack shit to work with a lot of the times.

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