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(10/n).On Tuesday, John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for their pioneering work with machine learning and neural networks. Hinton has been outspoken about the dangers that overly powerful AI presents to humanity.

(9/n).OpenAI and conglomerate Hearst, which owns over 20 magazines and 40 newspapers, struck a content partnership deal that will permit OpenAI to use the media company’s content in its products.

(8/n).Quick Hits:.In its latest funding round, OpenAI raised $6.6 billion from investors including Microsoft and Nvidia, almost doubling its valuation to $157 billion. The company also set up a $4 billion credit line.

(7/n).With threats from all sides, Google’s position as the dominant player in search advertising has never been less certain.

(6/n).TikTok recently began allowing brands to target ads, and Amazon’s share of the search ad market is growing quickly. Google also lost an antitrust case in August.

(5/n).Generative AI has irreversibly changed the way many of us access information online, leaving Google scrambling to adapt. The growth of the technology compounds the threat that the tech giant is facing from other search-engine replacements.

(4/n).Why This Is Important.According to New Street Research, nearly 60% of U.S. consumers have used a chatbot for purchase research or decision-making in the past 30 days.

(3/n).Companies are now finding ways to monetize these products with advertising. Last week, Google began integrating ads into its AI overviews. Perplexity also plans to introduce sponsored answers later this month.

(2/n).For many, chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity have replaced traditional search engines. In response, Google has spent billions on AI and introduced AI-generated summaries at the top of search results earlier this year.

🧵 (1/n).Generative AI, along with platforms like TikTok and Amazon, has been steadily eroding Google’s dominance in the search advertising business. According to the research company eMarketer, Google’s share of the U.S. search advertising market will fall below 50% next year.

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