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Google should change because its traditional primary revenue stream and profit center (i.e., search + ads) runs the risk of being disrupted (into the ground) by
by chiefalchemist 3y ago
Google should change because its traditional primary revenue stream and profit center (i.e., search + ads) runs the risk of being disrupted (into the ground) by AI and chatbots. Why search of for an answer when ChatGPT can give it to you directly, without the overhead?
I tend to stick with the Thiel inspired lens. That is, Google has (had?) a monopoly on search and ads, just about everything is smoke & mirrors to hide that fact. "Look, business is hard. The market for any given product is very competitive. Look at how many business and products bombed for us..." This interpretation makes sense because Google's best & brightest has to know how these sunset episodes upset customers, undermine trust, etc. and yet they continue.
Either Google wants it this way, or they're too thick to change. It's not the latter, is it.