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Digital Camera World
Tom May

I'm worried a big Google change this year could kill my favorite websites

A mobile search results page showing image results and a summary about crowds, with a visible prompt at the bottom that reads "Ask AI Mode...".

I've spent 20 years writing for websites. Most of them grew out of print magazines I used to work on. All of them try to inform, entertain and occasionally make you think. And yet right now, I'm watching Google prepare to pull the rug out from under all of us.

The tech giant is pushing something called AI Mode, and if the whispers are true, it'll soon become the default way millions search. That might sound convenient. But for people like me who create content, it's actually terrifying.

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