AI RESEARCH
The Impact of AI Search on the Online Content Ecosystem: Evidence from Google and Reddit
arXiv CS.AI
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ArXi:2605.16428v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Search engines traditionally complement online content platforms by directing users seeking information to external websites. The emergence of generative AI search tools that summarize answers directly on the results page may disrupt this relationship by making visits to source platforms optional. We study this question using Google AI Overviews and Reddit, one of the largest online discussion platforms.