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To be honest... it actually would be entirely unsurprising and perfectly workable for Google to sell off the top AI answers. Something along the lines of Your
by SilverBirch 3y ago
To be honest... it actually would be entirely unsurprising and perfectly workable for Google to sell off the top AI answers. Something along the lines of
Your query: "Google, show me the best place to eat in manhattan"
"Bard's partners at Manhattan steakhouse are known for their delicious chargrilled steaks. Other options include..."
Sure, Google won't do that today, but they didn't do ads at the top of search for a while... until they did.
- PaulHoule 3y agoGoogle promised never to blend the ads with the content back in the “don’t be evil” days. Their first ad product was simple text ads that went on the side of the search results that maybe left some dollars on the table but actually kept the table open by looking squeaky clean legitimate. Google has a massive valuation because whenever Wall Street demands “M0R M0NEY!” they can just increase the ad load. The thing is they and their investors depend on every penny of ad revenue they get and any innovation that reduces it, even just a little bit, is an absolute disaster for them. That’s why it is a ‘disruptive’ technology to Google…. It eats their lunch right now and the possibility they might be able increase their ad load someday doesn’t make up for losing it. I mean, shareholders can hit the SELL button and run in as much time as it takes me to write this sentence.
- SilverBirch 3y agoYeah but this is why Google has its dual shareholder structure. Sergey and Larry can say "Hey, fuck you wallstreet" watch the share price drop in the short term and take a hit to make sure that long term they drive out competition in the space.