Comment on Cloudflare CEO warns AI and zero-click internet are killing the web's business model

wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• CubeOfCheese@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I’ve watched a lot of students do a search after I tell them to research something, look through a few of the summaries, then look at me in defeat. I have to tell them to actually click some links to try and find an answer

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  • Glitterbomb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I went to college for networking but the most productive class I’ve ever had where I learned the most about the internet was instead back in high school. This teacher would make 20 page packets with the most obscure questions like what’s the weight of model number 62xRG4 (some obscure car part or something) and he told us to google it. We would spend entire classes just searching for information we would never use, but it drilled into me how to go about finding the information I need. It’s been utterly invaluable. Thank you Mr Ward.

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    • cardfire@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I love this, so much. Blue Links have been the most critical pass to my future, across my entire life.

      Purple links often, too. I can’t imagine surrendering the ability to sift through information with my own eyes and hands and brain.

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  • wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I mourn for humanity.

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• Jack_Burton@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Of course they don’t click anything. Google search has just become a front-end for Gemini, the answer is “served” up right at the top and most people will just take that for Gospel.

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  • jj4211@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Even without Gemini, many of my searches are covered by the few word snippets from the top few results. Most of my searches are quick queries with quick answers, usually not me embarking on some huge research effort.

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