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Filed August 2, 2026
The short version
Alex Kantrowitz predicted on July 1, 2024: “everyone is aware that search is going to change and search will be offloaded to AI conversational search engines, or Google will have to just change completely, which changes their business model.” Verdict: Partially right. Search has indeed been increasingly "offloaded to AI" and Google has adapted its search product and monetization, though…
Prediction by
Alex Kantrowitz
On July 1, 2024
“everyone is aware that search is going to change and search will be offloaded to AI conversational search engines, or Google will have to just change completely, which changes their business model.”
Follow-up
Search has indeed been increasingly "offloaded to AI" and Google has adapted its search product and monetization, though the business model has evolved rather than "completely" changed.
Original source
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