TechnologyEnglish · 8 months ago

Where’d my results go? Google Search’s chatbot is no longer opt-in

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Where’d my results go? Google Search’s chatbot is no longer opt-in

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TechnologyEnglish · 8 months ago

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The search chatbot used to be opt-in, but now Google will try it on normal users.

The search chatbot used to be opt-in, but now Google will try it on normal users.

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I feel like I’m witnessing the birth of the “AI” manipu-bot.

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