Mayank Parmar

Google’s overhaul of search to bring AI Mode to foreground led to a snafu in which Gemini (left) gave no response for “disregard”…meaning it’s the first time Bing (right) has provided a more useful search result than Google

1/ You will absolutely continue to see blue web links in search results, and our AI features include prominent links to the web directly within responses. AI Mode is not the default experience in Search. Our new search box helps you describe exactly what you’re looking for, but using it does not mean that you will only get AI features — you'll continue to get a range of results on Search.

After 10 years of running WindowsLatest, I think this is finally the end of an era. Google comfirmed that Search is becoming an AI box, which means you'll not be encouraged to click "blue links." Yes, the blue linke are still on the page, but they're becoming irrelevant. For a decade, I watched Google rank Reddit threads, forums, spam, and sites that merely linked to my reporting above the original articles I broke. I complained to Googlers repeatedly. I showed them my original work being outranked by spammers copying it. Nobody at Google cared... I never sold products with affiliate links. Ive never recommended anything for a commission. I have never ran a sponsored post. Being the "nice guy" earned me nothing Google had already decimated independent publishers long before this announcement. AI Mode is just the funeral