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Google's classic Search button is gone in a new AI-first homepage
searchenginewatch.com/google-tests-ai-focused-homepage-for-signed-out-users/
Search Engine Watch - SEO, AI Search, PPC News & AnalysisGoogle's classic Search button is gone in a new AI-first homepageGoogle tests an AI-focused homepage for signed-out users, adding Create images, Ask about files and Brainstorm alongside the search box.
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
I hit the same thing on git yesterday, used the “Main” search thing not realizing it was their copilot shit. it took ages to think, then spew out a pile of shit with the links to what I actually wanted buried in a wall of text - how the fuck is that better?
It's better for them because it does two things. It keeps you on the page longer (which allows them to steal more data from you or sell you more ads), and it normalizes their LLM.