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Google AI search shift leaves website makers feeling ‘betrayed’ (www.mercurynews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Ironic

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

It’s been painful for them to watch Google’s AI Overviews parrot travel tips they once offered — especially when the chatbot borrows their Canadian slang.

“I do feel betrayed by Google,” Bouskill said, as Corbeil interjected: “Betrayed, that’s the word.”

To rebuild their livelihood, the couple has pivoted their efforts to YouTube, another Google-owned property.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, thats so sad.