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Amanda Caswell

'I use AI, but I don't want AI making my choices': Tom's Guide readers sound off on Google AI search

Google AI on phone with laptop in background.

Last week, I asked a simple question in my Beyond the Prompt newsletter: Is this the end of "Googling it?"

I argued that we're moving away from an internet where we discover information ourselves toward one where AI simply hands us an answer. My biggest concern is the long-term visibility of the web. If fewer people click through to the original reporting, reviews and research that AI depends on, who, or rather, what is creating the knowledge.

My inbox blew up!

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