Introduction to the Controversy
Google is facing criticism over its new AI-powered shopping checkout system, with some claiming it could lead to "surveillance pricing" or overcharging. The controversy started after Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, criticized Google's...
Introduction to Google's Universal Commerce Protocol
When Google announced that shoppers could complete purchases directly in AI Mode, the focus was on convenience and technical capability. However, a retailer raised different questions about what gets lost when the transaction moves...
Introduction to the Next Generation of Search
Google's approach to search has undergone significant changes over the years. Initially, the search engine ranked content based on keyword matching, with PageRank extending this paradigm using anchor text from links. The introduction...
Introduction to the Unstable Search Landscape
The current search landscape is both unstable and easily manipulated. We often ask how to influence AI answers without acknowledging that Large Language Models (LLMs) outputs are probabilistic by design. This means that their...