Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines(www.theverge.com)
41 pointsby imartin2k6 hours ago5 comments
  • p5v4 hours ago
    “I figured that I could always fall back to those blue links to get a relatively unadulterated experience. Now, I have to wonder.”

    When the last neutral layer goes, what's left is the people you chose to follow.

    I've been sitting with that thought while building https://murmel.social

  • billyp-rva4 hours ago
    I can see this being a net benefit if it's limited to re-writing clickbait headlines.
    • afavour3 hours ago
      I hate clickbait headlines but I disagree. Let a site succeed or fail based on their choices. If they want to use clickbait headlines they won’t get my clicks.

      Rewriting headlines feels like a fundamental break in the contract of a search engine.

      • billyp-rvaan hour ago
        I mean HN modifies headlines all the time. Sometimes hours after the fact. News sites themselves A/B test headlines constantly. I don't really think there is any "contract" to speak of.
        • lazidean hour ago
          There is a massive difference between a specific website changing things (even an aggregator), and a search engine.
    • lapcat3 hours ago
      > if it's limited to re-writing clickbait headlines

      It's already not so limited:

      "sometimes changing their meaning in the process."

      "It almost sounds like we’re endorsing a product we do not recommend at all."

  • blitzar5 hours ago
    Its A1 all the way down.
  • arunakt5 hours ago
    Hmm, needed with fancy AI ready information