Google’s AI Overviews and other AI tools, such as chatbots, are significantly reducing traffic to news publishers according to a Wall Street Journal report. This impact is likely due to users getting the information they need directly from Google’s search results, bypassing the need to visit individual publisher websites.
Google’s AI Features Decimating News Publisher Traffic
Google's AI Overviews and other AI tools, such as chatbots, are significantly reducing traffic to news publishers according to a Wall Street Journal report. This impact is likely due to users getting the information they need directly from Google's search results, bypassing the need to visit individual publisher websites.