Right now you see display ads. But soon—when you ask questions and get answers back—those answers become ads themselves, and you won't even realize it.
Search for "best laptops in 2026" and what comes up? Not actually the best ones. Just the ones that paid to rank at the top in the AI response feed.
The whole thing gets flipped. What you're reading stops being information and starts being sponsored content dressed up as truth.
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ContractFreelancer
· 01-20 17:14
Nah, this is just ridiculous. AI search results can also be bought out? What else can we trust then?
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TeaTimeTrader
· 01-19 23:15
I think this is the most terrifying part: the information itself has been contaminated.
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GateUser-bd883c58
· 01-19 01:14
Wow, the search results have been bought out, I'm truly speechless...
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AirdropCollector
· 01-17 22:34
Wow, isn't this the nightmare of future search engines, with information being half true and half false.
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hodl_therapist
· 01-17 17:53
It's scary, AI responses have all been bought out...
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ShibaSunglasses
· 01-17 17:51
Damn, this is the most terrifying advertising trap.
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MetaReckt
· 01-17 17:37
Good morning, woke up. AI search results being hijacked by money is quite a thing.
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SchroedingerGas
· 01-17 17:30
NGL, this is exactly the information pollution we've been talking about. Turning AI answers into advertisements is really a brilliant move.
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BlockchainTherapist
· 01-17 17:29
Now AI search has also fallen, truly incredible... No one can escape the paid ranking system.
Right now you see display ads. But soon—when you ask questions and get answers back—those answers become ads themselves, and you won't even realize it.
Search for "best laptops in 2026" and what comes up? Not actually the best ones. Just the ones that paid to rank at the top in the AI response feed.
The whole thing gets flipped. What you're reading stops being information and starts being sponsored content dressed up as truth.
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