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Google Starved Out Publishers With AI Search. Now, Its Pivot Is Blowing Up in Its Face: Its AI Mode isn't the cash cow it hoped it would be. (futurism.com)
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[-] canttakeitwithyou@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 days ago

This is almost correct. In reality, rich people inside Google got richer. That was their sole goal. That is all they wanted.

Because look, we all told everyone that the AI bubble was in fact a bubble, and that Google was destroying its own search engine, which of course would hurt them later. On the one hand, you could argue they didn't believe us. But I think they didn't hedge their bets because they didn't care either way.

Fuck the company's future if you can get rich now, am I right? Never underestimate human greed.

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 8 points 1 day ago

Bing Bing! Bing! This is the correct answer.

Everyone was hyping AI, the stock went up, they got richer. They push AI search to inflate the bubble. They will not lose a cent when it all collapses. They will buy more stock and get even richer eventually.

[-] evike@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago

Bing Bing! Bing!

Calm down, Steve Balmer!

[-] AAA@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

Fuck the company's future if you can get rich now, am I right? Never underestimate human greed.

Always funny to see managers have the "fuck it" mindset, which they hate so much in their employees.

Except they are paid to do exactly that: care about the company and it's future.

[-] danielfm123@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 hours ago

When you are in stupid meeting all day surrounded by dumb people with a big mouth... There is some sort of pleasure on seeing everything burn.

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