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"This court is not going to do that [breakup Google]."

"I think it's quite unlikely Google will be broken up."

"The doomsday scenario of a total [Google] break-up like AT&T in the 1980's does not seem likely."

The US' plan to break up Google is "a legal non-starter."

The proposed framework "goes well beyond the legal scope of the Court’s decision about Search distribution contracts."

"He [Trump] might want to punish them [the tech leaders] by forcing a [Google] breakup."

The DOJ "is intent in dismantling it [Google]."

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Society is more likely to get "cat-level" or "dog-level" AI years before human-level AI.

"[W]e will eventually reach AGI... and quite possibly before the end of this century."

"Superhuman AIs" will be achieved "between a few years and a couple of decades."

"Digital intelligence" could overtake us within "5 to 20 years."

We may achieve "something like AGI or AGI-like in the next decade."

"[W]e could get to real AGI in the next decade."

"Human-level" AI could occur in "two or three years."

"I'd be surprised if we don't have AGI by [2029]."

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In a blog post on Monday, Google announced the launch of a new AI Mode in the U.K., powered by its Gemini 2.5 model, which generates conversational AI responses instead of traditional blue link lists in search results.

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In a blog post on Monday, Google announced the launch of a new AI Mode in the U.K., powered by its Gemini 2.5 model, which generates conversational AI responses instead of traditional blue link lists in search results.

The feature employs a "query fan-out technique" that breaks down complex questions into subtopics and runs multiple searches simultaneously, enabling users to ask questions that are two to three times longer than those in traditional searches.

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The feature employs a "query fan-out technique" that breaks down complex questions into subtopics and runs multiple searches simultaneously, enabling users to ask questions that are two to three times longer than those in traditional searches.

AI Mode supports multimodal searches through text, voice commands, and image uploads. It appears as a tab on search results pages and in Google apps for Android and iOS devices.

AI Mode supports multimodal searches through text, voice commands, and image uploads. It appears as a tab on search results pages and in Google apps for Android and iOS devices.

The system includes safeguards that revert to traditional search results when confidence in AI-generated answers falls below certain thresholds. However, Google acknowledges that the technology will not always provide accurate information.

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The system includes safeguards that revert to traditional search results when confidence in AI-generated answers falls below certain thresholds. However, Google acknowledges that the technology will not always provide accurate information.

Google has not finalized how advertising revenue will work within AI Mode or whether companies can pay for inclusion in AI-generated responses.

Google has not finalized how advertising revenue will work within AI Mode or whether companies can pay for inclusion in AI-generated responses.

The tool was previously launched in the U.S. in May and in India in July. Google generates over 2 billion AI Overview boxes daily across more than 40 languages, excluding EU markets.

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The tool was previously launched in the U.S. in May and in India in July. Google generates over 2 billion AI Overview boxes daily across more than 40 languages, excluding EU markets.

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The feature uses a "query fan-out technique" that breaks down complex questions into subtopics and runs multiple searches simultaneously, allowing users to ask questions two to three times longer than traditional searches.</span

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The feature uses a "query fan-out technique" that breaks down complex questions into subtopics and runs multiple searches simultaneously, allowing users to ask questions two to three times longer than traditional searches.

AI Mode supports multimodal searches through text, voice commands, and image uploads, appearing as a tab on search results pages and in Google apps for Android and iOS devices.</span

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AI Mode supports multimodal searches through text, voice commands, and image uploads, appearing as a tab on search results pages and in Google apps for Android and iOS devices.

The tool was previously launched in the United States in May and India in July, with Google generating over two billion AI Overview boxes daily across more than 40 languages, excluding EU markets.</span

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The tool was previously launched in the United States in May and India in July, with Google generating over two billion AI Overview boxes daily across more than 40 languages, excluding EU markets.

Google has not finalized how advertising revenue will work within AI Mode or whether companies can pay for inclusion in AI-generated responses, leaving businesses uncertain about future monetization opportunities.</span

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Google has not finalized how advertising revenue will work within AI Mode or whether companies can pay for inclusion in AI-generated responses, leaving businesses uncertain about future monetization opportunities.

The system includes safeguards that fall back to traditional search results when confidence in AI-generated answers drops below certain thresholds, though Google acknowledges the technology will not always provide accurate information.</span

The system includes safeguards that fall back to traditional search results when confidence in AI-generated answers drops below certain thresholds, though Google acknowledges the technology will not always provide accurate information.

This AI overhaul threatens to devastate web businesses by keeping users on Google's platform instead of directing them to original content sources. Publishers report traffic drops of up to 50% since AI features launched, with users clicking through to websites only once per 100 searches when AI summaries appear. The system essentially harvests content to train AI that then makes original publishers redundant.

This AI overhaul threatens to devastate web businesses by keeping users on Google's platform instead of directing them to original content sources. Publishers report traffic drops of up to 50% since AI features launched, with users clicking through to websites only once per 100 searches when AI summaries appear. The system essentially harvests content to train AI that then makes original publishers redundant.

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AI Mode is a revolutionary advancement that finally matches how people naturally think and communicate. The technology enables users to ask complex, multi-part questions in conversational language, rather than crafting keyword strings, unlocking information-seeking journeys that were previously impossible. This innovation expands content discovery opportunities, helping people find information that was previously difficult to locate.

AI Mode is a revolutionary advancement that finally matches how people naturally think and communicate. The technology enables users to ask complex, multi-part questions in conversational language, rather than crafting keyword strings, unlocking information-seeking journeys that were previously impossible. This innovation expands content discovery opportunities, helping people find information that was previously difficult to locate.

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This AI overhaul threatens to devastate web businesses by keeping users on Google's platform instead of directing them to original content sources. Publishers report traffic drops of up to 50% since the launch of AI features, with users clicking through to websites only once every 100 searches when AI summaries appear. The system essentially harvests content to train AI, which then renders original publishers redundant.

This AI overhaul threatens to devastate web businesses by keeping users on Google's platform instead of directing them to original content sources. Publishers report traffic drops of up to 50% since the launch of AI features, with users clicking through to websites only once every 100 searches when AI summaries appear. The system essentially harvests content to train AI, which then renders original publishers redundant.

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