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AI Search Changes Web's Economic Model by Resolving Queries Internally

AI search engines like ChatGPT shift user attention by answering queries directly rather than routing users to websites. This disrupts traditional search engines' role and impacts web traffic distribution.

Source: arXiv · arxiv.org Published 2026-07-08T17:09:20+00:00 Detected 2026-08-24T01:19:56+00:00
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AI search engines like ChatGPT shift user attention by answering queries directly rather than routing users to websites. This disrupts traditional search engines' role and impacts web traffic distribution.

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Search engines have long allocated attention on the web by routing users from queries to websites. AI search changes this arrangement because information needs can be resolved inside the intermediary. Using URL-level Comscore U.S. desktop clickstream, we compare ChatGPT and Google information-seeking occasions and...

This shift alters the economic dynamics of the web, affecting how websites gain visibility and revenue. Understanding this change is crucial for stakeholders adapting to evolving information-seeking behaviors.

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