Google Search Under Fire and Zuck’s War on Advertisers | Ep. 19 A.I. Companion

In this episode, the hosts, Nick Fraunfelder and Roberto Murphy discuss the evolving landscape of AI with Weaver Ellard of Dodeka Digital and Suprit Patel, focusing on Gemini’s AI mode, Google’s declining market share, and the implications for advertising and user preferences. They explore the importance of AI personality, the ethical concerns surrounding data usage, and the potential for niche AI tools to thrive in a competitive market. The conversation also touches on the future of AI agents and the challenges posed by security risks, concluding with thoughts on the necessity for companies to adapt to these changes.

Stories Covered in the Cast:

Google AI Mode is Mainstream

https://www.theverge.com/news/659448/google-ai-mode-search-public-test-us?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Apple reevaluates its deal with Google????

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/apple-may-add-ai-search-engines-to-safari-as-google-use-drops/546220/?user_id=d527f0457914b760731a72d7e6ae87a0d275ec1652c85eb4275343e66320f4a1&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter_05_08_2025&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9bIBdLGf6sm5cw2nbZNj9LfFCSz-rMwItEHkd5iffRMnTsLKlQaPQrliPg2jjOOJ37-OWCGhYyDAaQ-LGfowxru-mrnw&_hsmi=360559247&utm_source=sejtoday#placement_loop_rownum_2_articleindex_1_contentsection_seo_loop_img_contentsection_seo_

Google is losing to ChatGPT

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-leads-ai-search-race-while-google-others-slip-data-shows/546204/?user_id=d527f0457914b760731a72d7e6ae87a0d275ec1652c85eb4275343e66320f4a1&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter_05_08_2025&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_HE_vzrfI-mt70gP_byJ_5nwKJboIBcSTeiFYluLPzDt5VyhfmhPlX8eyYHrKqPc4ZhzvE3tTELnXikoBBbhiXv_EqQg&_hsmi=360559247&utm_source=sejtoday#placement_loop_rownum_2_articleindex_2_contentsection_digital-marketing_loop_title_contentsection_digital-marketing_

The race for the everything app

https://www.theverge.com/command-line-newsletter/660674/sam-altman-elon-musk-everything-app-worldcoin-x

Zuck declares war on advertisers?

https://www.theverge.com/meta/659506/mark-zuckerberg-ai-facebook-ads

Google to share Real Time Bids

https://www.adweek.com/programmatic/google-remedies-sharing-real-time-bids/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

What personality do you like for your model?

https://www.interconnects.ai/p/switched-to-claude-from-chatgpt?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

GPT 4 is such a brown noser

https://openai.com/index/expanding-on-sycophancy/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/openai-explains-why-chatgpt-became-too-sycophantic/

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