AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks

Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by lelanthran on Thursday July 24, 2025 @10:53AM (#44671428)

> If you can't tell when a big expensive llm is subliminally grooming you to like/dislike something or is selective with information

I mean, I can tell when a page contains advertisements, but I still use an ad-blocker.

The point was not to help me detect when a response is ad-heavy, but to stop me seeing those ads at all.

> Arms race?

Possibly. Like with ad-blockers, this race can't be won by the ad-pusher LLM if the user uses the ad-blocker LLM.

The only reason ad-pusher websites still work is because users generally don't care enough to install the ad-blocker.

In much the same way, the only reason LLM ad-pushers will work is if users don't bother with an LLM ad-blocker.

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Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by throwaway290 on Thursday July 24, 2025 @02:02PM (#44673947)

> I mean, I can tell when a page contains advertisements, but I still use an ad-blocker

Yep, because why let people make money from their work right? You should just get content for free!

> this race can't be won by the ad-pusher LLM if the user uses the ad-blocker LLM.

As per my comment it literally can.

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