the idea that AI was going to disrupt—and not entrench— google's dominance in the search market has been flawed from the start! www.techpolicy.press/decision-in-...
re: google shopping agents: given their extraordinary investment in AI, AI firms need to monetize their investment as quickly as possible. this means a tried & true playbook for big tech: 1) leverage existing customer base, 2) gain access to more of their data, 3) run ads!