Arpan Banerjee just sent me this message that Google is considering charging for AI in search!
This change would be a significant shift for Google, as it has never put core products behind a paywall before.
The company is considering adding AI-powered search features to its premium subscription services but has not yet made a final decision.
Despite potential charges, the traditional search engine will remain free, and ads will still appear alongside search results.
This move comes in response to competition from AI technologies like ChatGPT, which provide quick and complete answers to queries.
Google has been experimenting with AI-powered search since last year but has been slow to integrate these features into its main search engine.
There are concerns that providing more complete AI-generated answers could impact Google’s ad business and reduce traffic to online publishers’ websites.
Google has introduced premium tiers to its subscription services, but it’s unclear how AI-powered search will be integrated into these services or when it
