Consumers might have less trust in AI search if they read this Newsguard report, which shows Russian sources grooming ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and other models by providing them with genuine-looking web content packed with Russian propaganda. A propaganda network called Pravda created 3.6 million such articles in 2024 alone.
More than 40% of consumers trust AI search results more than paid search, while a striking 85% trust it more than search ads. Consumer research platform Attest reports that 68% of actual gen AI users trust information from chatbots and other AI tools (an impressive jump from 43% of consumers in general).
Is LinkedIn cracking down on companies that scrape member data in violation of its Terms of Service? The company hasn’t said anything but two lead gen providers, Apollo.io and Seamless.ai, quietly vanished from the LinkedIn platform on the same day. Both companies offered Chrome extensions that sales people could use to collect data from LinkedIn.
Preliminary findings by the European Commission state that Apple and Google are in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Among the findings, Google Search is accused of prioritizing Google’s own products and services in results; Apple is instructed to improve interoperability between iOS and third-party devices. The companies now have an opportunity to respond.