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AI "will never replace a person’s expertise and judgement [in scientific publishing]."

"AI has the potential to be an assistive tool in peer review — supporting summarization, drafting, and literature searches. But a fully AI-driven review is unacceptable."

"Using AI to estimate the quality of articles and predict citation counts also risks amplifying biases, putting authors from under-represented disciplines, institutions, or regions at a disadvantage."

"Over-reliance on AI could reduce the role of critical human judgment in scientific inquiry, potentially overlooking novel or unconventional insights that AI algorithms might miss."

"This lack of scrutiny [in AI scientist systems] poses a risk of introducing flaws that could undermine the integrity, reliability, and trustworthiness of their research outputs."

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According to a report by the Press Gazette, roughly 60 percent of the U.K.'s most prominent news websites have experienced a drop in their visibility in Google search results so far in 2025, with 42 of 73 sites showing lower visibility compared to ten months ago. The findings are based on data from Sistrix’s Visibility Index.

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According to a report by the Press Gazette, roughly 60 percent of the U.K.'s most prominent news websites have experienced a drop in their visibility in Google search results so far in 2025, with 42 of 73 sites showing lower visibility compared to ten months ago. The findings are based on data from Sistrix’s Visibility Index.

The Guardian maintained the highest search visibility score at 223.76 as of Monday despite a 10% overall drop since Dec. 30, 2024, while GB News saw the steepest decline, falling 75% from 4.7 to 1.1 on the index.

The Guardian maintained the highest search visibility score at 223.76 as of Monday despite a 10% overall drop since Dec. 30, 2024, while GB News saw the steepest decline, falling 75% from 4.7 to 1.1 on the index.

Google's June 2025 Core Update began rolling out on June 30 and was completed on July 17, representing one of the larger core updates seen in recent times and affecting website visibility across multiple sectors.

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Google's June 2025 Core Update began rolling out on June 30 and was completed on July 17, representing one of the larger core updates seen in recent times and affecting website visibility across multiple sectors.

Based on analysis by Enders, the likelihood of publisher keywords triggering an AI Overview increased by 3.5 times between March and June, with some publications seeing over one-third of their keywords now generating AI summaries.

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Based on analysis by Enders, the likelihood of publisher keywords triggering an AI Overview increased by 3.5 times between March and June, with some publications seeing over one-third of their keywords now generating AI summaries.

Major U.K. publishers including The Mirror, Daily Mail, The Sun, Financial Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian have reportedly seen visibility drops of up to 80% since 2019, with the trend said to be accelerating sharply since April.

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Major U.K. publishers including The Mirror, Daily Mail, The Sun, Financial Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian have reportedly seen visibility drops of up to 80% since 2019, with the trend said to be accelerating sharply since April.

"Zero-click" searches — when users find answers directly without visiting a website — have also grown from 56% to 69% since Google AI Overviews launched a year ago, with over a third of Google searches in Australia, for example, now resulting in AI-generated summaries that reduce website click-through rates.

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"Zero-click" searches — when users find answers directly without visiting a website — have also grown from 56% to 69% since Google AI Overviews launched a year ago, with over a third of Google searches in Australia, for example, now resulting in AI-generated summaries that reduce website click-through rates.

Around six in ten of the UK's biggest news websites experienced a drop in their visibility in Google search results in 2025, with 42 of 73 news websites analyzed showing lower visibility compared to ten months ago.</span

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Around six in ten of the UK's biggest news websites experienced a drop in their visibility in Google search results in 2025, with 42 of 73 news websites analyzed showing lower visibility compared to ten months ago.

The Guardian maintained the highest search visibility score among analyzed news websites at 223.76 on Tuesday October 6, despite experiencing a 10% drop since December 30, 2024, according to Sistrix data.</span

The Guardian maintained the highest search visibility score among analyzed news websites at 223.76 on Tuesday October 6, despite experiencing a 10% drop since December 30, 2024, according to Sistrix data.

Google's June 2025 Core Update began rolling out on June 30 and completed on July 17, 2025, representing one of the larger core updates seen in recent times and affecting website visibility across multiple sectors.</span

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Google's June 2025 Core Update began rolling out on June 30 and completed on July 17, 2025, representing one of the larger core updates seen in recent times and affecting website visibility across multiple sectors.

The likelihood of publisher keywords triggering an AI Overview increased by 3.5 times between March and June 2025, with some publications seeing over one-third of their keywords now generating AI summaries.</span

The likelihood of publisher keywords triggering an AI Overview increased by 3.5 times between March and June 2025, with some publications seeing over one-third of their keywords now generating AI summaries.

Major UK publishers including The Mirror, Daily Mail, The Sun, Financial Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian have seen visibility drops of up to 80% since 2019, with the trend accelerating sharply since April 2025.</span

Major UK publishers including The Mirror, Daily Mail, The Sun, Financial Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian have seen visibility drops of up to 80% since 2019, with the trend accelerating sharply since April 2025.

Zero-click searches have grown from 56% to 69% since Google AI Overviews launched a year ago, with over a third of Google searches in Australia now resulting in AI-generated summaries that reduce website click-through rates.</span

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Zero-click searches have grown from 56% to 69% since Google AI Overviews launched a year ago, with over a third of Google searches in Australia now resulting in AI-generated summaries that reduce website click-through rates.

Google's AI Overviews represent a revolutionary leap forward that's transforming search into something far more intelligent and useful. Users are absolutely loving these AI-powered responses, with satisfaction rates soaring and search usage jumping over 10% in major markets. The technology delivers lightning-fast, comprehensive answers while still providing helpful links to websites, creating a win-win scenario for everyone involved.

Google's AI Overviews represent a revolutionary leap forward that's transforming search into something far more intelligent and useful. Users are absolutely loving these AI-powered responses, with satisfaction rates soaring and search usage jumping over 10% in major markets. The technology delivers lightning-fast, comprehensive answers while still providing helpful links to websites, creating a win-win scenario for everyone involved.</span

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Google is systematically destroying the news industry by stealing journalists' work to power AI Overviews that devastate website traffic and revenue. The tech giant deliberately chose to force publishers into this exploitative system, knowing it would harm their business while boosting Google's own profits. With 60% of UK news sites losing search visibility and clickthrough rates plummeting by over 50%, this monopolistic abuse threatens press freedom itself.

Google is systematically destroying the news industry by stealing journalists' work to power AI Overviews that devastate website traffic and revenue. The tech giant deliberately chose to force publishers into this exploitative system, knowing it would harm their business while boosting Google's own profits. With 60% of UK news sites losing search visibility and clickthrough rates plummeting by over 50%, this monopolistic abuse threatens press freedom itself.</span

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Google is systematically destroying the news industry by stealing journalists' work to power AI Overviews that devastate website traffic and revenue. The tech giant deliberately chose to force publishers into this exploitative system, knowing it would harm their business while boosting Google's own profits. With 60% of U.K. news sites losing search visibility and clickthrough rates plummeting by over 50%, this monopolistic abuse threatens press freedom itself.

Google is systematically destroying the news industry by stealing journalists' work to power AI Overviews that devastate website traffic and revenue. The tech giant deliberately chose to force publishers into this exploitative system, knowing it would harm their business while boosting Google's own profits. With 60% of U.K. news sites losing search visibility and clickthrough rates plummeting by over 50%, this monopolistic abuse threatens press freedom itself.

There's a 50% chance that Google will be supplanted as the top search engine in the world by market share by Aug. 2041, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 50% chance that Google will be supplanted as the top search engine in the world by market share by Aug. 2041, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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