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"People turn to the internet to run billions of search queries each year. These
range from keeping tabs on world events and celebrities to learning new words
and getting DIY help.
One of the most popular questions Australians recently asked was: “How to
inspect a used car?”.
If you asked Google this at the beginning of 2024, you would have been served a
list of individual search results and the order would have depended on several
factors. If you asked the same question at the end of the year, the experience
would be completely different.
That’s because Google, which controls about 94% of the Australian search engine
market, introduced “AI Overviews” to Australia in October 2024. These
AI-generated search result summaries have revolutionised how people search for
and find information. They also have significant impacts on the quality of the
results.
How do these AI search summaries work, though? Are they reliable? And is there
a way to opt out?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
