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Google might make users pay for AI features in search results (arstechnica.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Google might start charging for access to search results that use generative artificial intelligence tools. That's according to a new Financial Times report citing "three people with knowledge of [Google's] plans."

Charging for any part of the search engine at the core of its business would be a first for Google, which has funded its search product solely with ads since 2000. But it's far from the first time Google would charge for AI enhancements in general; the "AI Premium" tier of a Google One subscription costs $10 more per month than a standard "Premium" plan, for instance, while "Gemini Business" adds $20 a month to a standard Google Workspace subscription.

While those paid products offer access to Google's high-end "Gemini Advanced" AI model, Google also offers free access to its less performant, plain "Gemini" model without any kind of paid subscription.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Would love to see Google do pay to play for this instead of devious pay with your usage data and ads (although likely they will do both)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The largest number in the world isn't big enough to describe the % chance they double dip. Ironically I think the 2nd largest numbers are called googols, after grahams number, IIRC.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I'm not entirely sure that's how percentages work here, but regardless maybe they'll give you a reach around or something on this plan at least...