Is Google signaling the end of the open web? That’s some of the concern raised by its new embrace of AI. While most of the fears about AI may be overblown, this one could be legit. But it doesn’t m…

Is Google signaling the end of the open web? That’s some of the concern raised by its new embrace of AI. While most of the fears about AI may be overblown, this one could be legit. But it doesn’t mean that we need to accept it.

These days, there is certainly a lot of hype and nonsense about artificial intelligence and the ways that it can impact all kinds of industries and businesses. Last week at Google IO, Google made it clear that they’re moving forward with what it calls “AI overviews,” in which Google’s own Gemini AI tech will try to generate answers at the top of search pages.

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  • guyrocket@kbin.social
    102·
    1 month ago

    The interwebs existed long before Google. They will continue to exist long after Google.

        • Plopp@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          1 month ago

          Don’t be so sure. Google has ridiculous power over the internet. Worst case we might have to create a new network. But I hope we will if it’s necessary.

          • CAVOK@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 month ago

            Isn’t this what the new Freenet aims for? A truly decentralized, but not necessarily anonymous, network?

            • rottingleaf@lemmy.zipEnglish
              2·
              1 month ago

              It works over Internet. It’s a platform for more dignified usage of it (decentralized applications with abilities similar to main abusive services).