When you want to know something online, you Google it — that’s how it’s been for years, but what happens when Google decides you can’t just search for things like you used to?
The world was forced to confront that reality on Tuesday when the company announced its iconic search bar would be “totally reimagined with AI” in what it described as the biggest change to the web’s favourite search engine in 25 years.
The comment section was full of people telling Google this was a terrible idea nobody had asked for.
Some users threatened to walk out on the world’s most popular search engine if the change was implemented. They even had alternatives prepared for this exact scenario.
Users reacting to the company’s announcement on X asked it to please do away with the idea of putting AI in everything and let the internet heal.
