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need in around five minutes. One of the big questions surrounding AI right now is just how

disruptive the shift from the traditional search paradigm of blue links that take you to a publisher's

website to now AI overviews, be they on Google or in chat GPT or wherever

people are getting their information, it's very clear that this is going to shift the

fundamental business model of the internet, and it's likely to do so in ways that are a little

bumpy along the path. And while Google has argued that reports about LLMs cutting into search

traffic are overstated,

some publishers seem not to agree.

Penske Media, which publishes The Rolling Stone,

the Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, and Variety,

claim that they've seen a substantial drop in traffic and a one-third decrease in advertising revenue this year

and has subsequently sued Google.

Penske attributes the decline directly to AI overviews, claiming that there's little reason

for users to click through to source articles anymore.

Penske said, we have a responsibility to proactively fight for the future of digital media

and preserve its integrity, all of which is threatened by Google's current actions.

Now, interestingly, the lawsuit is not grounded in copyright infringement.

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