Traditional search engines from Google and Microsoft have skyrocketed, but newcomers are now taking significant market share, which will change the dynamics in 2025. Search advertising also will
change from informational to actionable, especially as more consumers adopt AI agents that can perform tasks.
In a race to become the dominant player in AI, Google has released what it calls its most "capable" AI assistant as the technology becomes the answer to organizing the world's information to keep
users on its search engine and advertisers on its ad platforms.
The technology identifies whether content is correctly optimized to serve queries and recommendations related to the brand in GAI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Meta's Llama.
An advanced version of Gemini AI will power Project Jarvis, built to perform tasks as an AI agent. Automation on traditional devices is just the beginning of an autonomous world.
Apple Intelligence is not available to the public, but a new report claims some at the company believe its AI lags at least two years behind industry leaders. Internal studies at Apple show just how
much ground Apple Intelligence needs to make up to reach ChatGPT's level, according to Mark Gurman, Bloomberg columnist.
Google on Thursday announced its rollout of AI-powered updates for search results and links, with AI Overviews ads on mobile in the U.S. and redesigned Shopping Ads to run with Google Lens visual
search results. Google says no action is required from advertisers for their ads to appear as AI Overview ads.. Amazon and Microsoft made similar announcements this week.
New Street Research found Google continues to lead in use for search but lags in AI use, and more males than females ask AI chatbots for help when trying to determine what to purchase.
Microsoft's controversial Recall AI service takes screenshots of activity on Windows run computer screens so people can later search their machine for specific information.
I thought it would be easy to switch search engines if Google no longer served as the default on my iPhone, but could I accept the switch to Bing like 33% of participants in this recent survey?
Microsoft's AI Trace research project introduces a new approach to training and automatically optimizing AI-run systems, with the possibility to optimize ad delivery, recommendations, fraud detection,
and more.
Florence-2 - a type of AI called a vision language model - can create content for marketing, advertising, and storytelling by really understanding text prompts to generate images.
Ouna, a Hebrew reference from the Israeli-based company, translated into English means a "lobe of the brain." It represents the company's push into AI supported by research.
With 72% of B2B marketers expecting budgets to increase this year, per a LinkedIn study, the company said it will release support for lead generation and website visits in Accelerate campaigns.
Google, Meta, and Microsoft have been spending money and time on studies that suggest their respective companies boost local economies.
Did AI turn search into an ask engine looking for a way to monetize advertising? "This myopia is NOT something driven by user need," Scott Jenson, former Google user interface strategist and designer,
wrote in a LinkedIn post. Google is in a "stone-cold panic" that they may get left behind.
Microsoft says the mini AI model can outperform models twice its size across a variety of benchmarks that evaluate language, coding and math. Microsoft also says it has partnered with Cognizant to
expand the adoption of generative AI solutions by enterprises, and the companies hope to make Microsoft's Copilots available to millions.
NordVPN has found billions of ad tracking cookies leaked on the dark web. At least 1.5 billion were from the U.S.
Some say generative AI will never replace traditional search engines, but the change could come sooner than expected - especially if consumers show a willingness to take the leap.
LinkedIn is looking to provide its users with simple, puzzle-based experiences similar to the wildly popular 'New York Times' games like Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections.
The biggest challenge for search is to summarize the world's information - not just organize it, says Jason Hartley, PMG privacy lead and head of search & shopping.
State-affiliated hackers from Russia's military intelligence, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, and Chinese and North Korean governments are using AI tools from OpenAI to improve hacking using large
language models, according to a report published Wednesday.
Researchers set out to answer the question of whether search results are worse now than ever before. They predict a long-term increase in spam and a decline in overall quality.
Two Microsoft researchers set out to determine whether or not developers could make large language models unlearn any part of the data they have been trained on.
Apple has reportedly begun negotiations with major news publishers over permission to use their content as it develops its own generative AI platforms. Contracts would include Conde Nast, NBC News and
IAC, "The New York Times" reported.
With Amazon, the focus is on product reviews, while for Microsoft, it's about reliably sourcing election information.
Microsoft's new AI model, Phi-2, is capable of running on devices and outperforming others from Meta or Google, the company said Tuesday.
Generative AI will allow companies to build highly personalized consumer profiles with just a few bits of consumer data to target ads and follow behavioral patterns.
Microsoft said early Monday morning that Sam Altman will lead the company's new in-house AI team after the OpenAI co-founder was ousted from his startup on Friday.
Elon Musk claims that Grok, the first product of xAI, is already superior to ChatGPT 3.5 in several benchmarks. Grok, which is being tested with a limited group in the U.S., is designed to answer
questions with a "bit of wit" and has a "rebellious streak," the xAI team said.
A study by Magna Media Trials and Samsung Ads explored Gen Z and Millennials' CTV viewing habits, and suggests search may have a connection with next-generation campaigns.