Google is considering putting some advanced search features behind a paywall for the first time.
The company is weighing charging for new premium search features powered by generative artificial intelligence, which could come by adding AI-powered features to premium subscription services that already offer access to its Gemini AI assistant in Gmail and Google Docs.
Google is reportedly considering putting some advanced search features behind a paywall for the first time. The company is weighing charging for new premium search features powered by generative artificial intelligence, which could come by adding AI-powered features to premium subscription services that already offer access to its Gemini AI assistant in Gmail and Google Docs. Meanwhile, Google's mainline search would continue to be free of charge, and ads would be served up with search results even to subscribers.
Google is considering charging for AI-powered search
This could be a big change to their business model
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Alphabet stock ticked up slightly after hours Wednesday.
, (NASDAQ:GOOG) +1.1%, (NASDAQ:GOOGL) +1.2% -- alongside a report that it's considering putting some advanced search features behind a paywall for the first time.
Google is not considering an ad-free offering for SGE.
, Google recently tested making SGE available to those not in the preview program but has decided against it.
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Alphabet stock ticked up slightly after hours Wednesday.
<br> (NASDAQ:GOOG) +1.1%, (NASDAQ:GOOGL) +1.2% -- alongside a report that it's considering putting some advanced search features behind a paywall for the first time.
<br> Google is not considering an ad-free offering for SGE.
<br> Engineers are developing the technology to roll out the service but executives haven't decided whether or when to launch it, according to the report
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The article reports that Google is considering putting some advanced search features behind a paywall for the first time. This could be seen as an example of monetary bias as it suggests that money will play a role in determining who has access to certain information.
Google is weighing charging for new premium search features powered by generative artificial intelligence, the Financial Times reported.
Google is considering making Search Generative Experience (SGE) a paid feature.
This could be a big change to their business model
Alphabet stock ticked up slightly after hours Wednesday.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) +1.1%, (NASDAQ:GOOGL) +1.2% -- alongside a report that it's considering putting some advanced search features behind a paywall for the first time.
Google is mulling options such as adding certain AI search features to its premium subscription services
Engineers are developing the technology to roll out the service but executives haven't decided whether or when to launch it, according to the report
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title suggests that Google might make SGE a paid feature and not working on ad-free search when in fact it only mentions that they are considering adding certain AI-powered search features to their premium subscription services which includes an ad-free offering.
The article's title implies that Google is considering making SGE a paid feature, but the body of the article states that they are not working on or considering an ad-free search experience.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that Google executives have not yet made a final decision on whether or when to launch SGE as ad-free. This statement implies that the decision is being made based solely on what Google's executives say and not any evidence presented in the article.
Google recently tested making it available to those not in the preview program, but the Financial Times reports today that the company is looking at options including adding certain AI-powered search features to its premium subscription services.
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The article contains a statement that Google is considering making SGE a paid feature and not offering an ad-free search experience. This suggests bias towards monetary gain over user convenience.
Google told the FT that it’s not working on or considering an ad-free search experience.
> The company is looking at options including adding certain AI-powered search features to its premium subscription services.
Google is considering charging for new “premium” features run by artificial intelligence.
The tech giant is mulling options such as adding certain AI search features to its premium subscription services.
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Google is considering charging for AI-powered search
This could be a big change to their business model
Alphabet stock ticked up slightly after hours Wednesday.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) +1.1%, (NASDAQ:GOOGL) +1.2% -- alongside a report that it's considering putting some advanced search features behind a paywall for the first time.
Google is not considering an ad-free offering for SGE.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title implies that Google is considering charging for all AI-fueled search features when in fact it's only considering adding certain ones to its premium subscription services. Secondly, the author uses sensationalism by stating that this would be a first time for Google putting any of its core product behind a paywall which isn't entirely accurate as they have done so before with other products such as G Suite and YouTube Premium. Thirdly, the article implies that subscribers will not see ads even though it is stated in the body that ads would still appear alongside search results to subscribers.
The title implies that Google is considering charging for all AI-fueled search features when in fact it's only considering adding certain ones to its premium subscription services.
The author uses sensationalism by stating that this would be a first time for Google putting any of its core product behind a paywall which isn't entirely accurate as they have done so before with other products such as G Suite and YouTube Premium.
The article implies that subscribers will not see ads even though it is stated in the body that ads would still appear alongside search results to subscribers.
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The article reports that Google is considering charging for new AI-fueled search features. This suggests a potential monetary bias in the company's decision making process.
]Google is mulling options such as adding certain AI search features to its premium subscription services, the FT reported, citing three unnamed people familiar with the plans.
