US EditionGoogle AI Mode Is Undermining Original Journalism
- Google introduced AI Mode in May 2025 as a new conversational feature in its U.S. search engine to answer queries with AI-generated summaries.
- This launch followed earlier AI Overviews that pushed web links down, reflecting Google's strategic push to integrate AI amid competition and past 'code red' alerts.
- AI Mode limits the number of sources displayed, encourages interaction with summaries rather than clicks, and has raised publisher concerns over traffic and revenue losses.
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai described the update as a ‘total reimagining of search’ and claimed it drives higher-quality referral traffic, though specific data remains undisclosed.
- The feature signals deeper vertical AI integration by Google, prompting debate about risks to publisher ecosystems, increased industry consolidation, and long-term impacts on open web access.
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Google AI Mode is undermining original journalism
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Google's new AI Mode feature hints at the next era of search
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Content Clash: News Publishers Slam Google's AI Mode as 'Theft'
The showdown between AI-focused tech giants and news organizations is escalating. Google is now facing serious accusations, with a major media advocacy group outright calling its new AI Mode for Search “theft” of publisher content. This isn’t just a squabble over algorithms; it’s a fundamental debate about who benefits from online information and whether Google is unfairly tilting the playing field. The News/Media Alliance (N/MA), representing a…
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