EFF argues Google's AI summaries are about keeping users locked in, not better answers
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An EFF opinion piece argues that Google's AI summaries, knowledge panels and features such as AMP and self-preferencing share one goal: keeping users within Google's ecosystem and exposed to ads. It says the AI is largely a rebranding of earlier knowledge panels, and that Google's ad revenue has suffered as users read answers without clicking through. Readers can scroll past these features, disable them or use another service.
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What to do
- Disable AI summaries or knowledge panels in search if you prefer not to see them.
- Scroll past sponsored results and check links before clicking.
- Consider using a different search service if you want to avoid the Google ecosystem.
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