That would be kinda sad, given that Google would previously forgo showing ads, if they didn't arrive on time.

This is actually a problem I currently have with Ecosia on mobile. I search, get the result, and then the ads pop in, pushing the search results down, causing me to click the ad and not the result that previously occupied that part of the screen.

I don’t think that comment was in regards to AI, I think it was about the blurb that appears instantaneously from Google’s knowledge engine (e.g. when searching a celebrity’s age).