Have No Fear, Google Has Plans to Enshittify AI Search With Ads, Too

Google’s AI Overview has somehow successfully managed to get people to be less engaged with search results, clicking through less often, and less likely to fact-check the information presented to them. So you know what that means: it’s time to monetize! According to a report from Search Engine Land, Google is planning to introduce advertisements inside its AI experiences.

Per the report, Google Vice President of Search, Robbie Stein, said that he doesn’t see advertisements going away any…