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Publishers lose traffic as Google AI search keeps users from clicking news links

As Google expands AI-powered search features, online publishers are seeing fewer visits from search results. Critics say AI Overviews and AI Mode shift search from link lists to AI summaries, letting users get answers without opening original articles. Data show search traffic has fallen at major outlets, and some publishers report steep drops in click-through rates. Google disputes the claims and says clicks are stable and broader across sites. Publishers are pursuing legal action and changing distribution strategies.

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AI lowers barriers to startups; founders weigh how to grow amid fierce competition

Advances in AI coding tools have lowered barriers to starting a business, but intensified competition is deepening founders’ 고민 about survival, speakers said at a startup event in Seoul. Acros CEO Lee Jae-hong cited capital strength, arguing the fight has shifted to sales and marketing and could become a price war. GGUI CEO Lim Wan-seop said he is focusing on hard-to-copy technology. Elyn CEO Park Jung-hwan stressed product differentiation. Hashed and OpenAI outlined support programs.

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Fake statistics from 50,000 pages lead ChatGPT to access false site tens of thousands of times

AI-generated fake statistics were used in ChatGPT’s information retrieval and were cited in academic papers and financial institution reports, an experiment showed. AI search researcher Metehan Yesilyurt built an experimental website, StateGlobe, and generated about 50,000 statistics pages with GPT-4.1. Server logs showed more than 600,000 bot requests in 30 days, including about 72,000 from ChatGPT-User. He warned of “citation laundering” if false data is repeatedly cited.