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Neutering Google

2024/11/22
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People vs Algorithms
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People
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Alex Schleifer
曾任 Airbnb 首席设计官，现为《People vs Algorithms》播客主持人和《Human Computer》项目创始人。
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Brian Morrissey
媒体行业专家，前Digiday编辑总监，创作者和主持人 của《The Rebooting Show》和《The Rebooting》newsletter。
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Troy Young
一位在媒体和广告领域取得广泛认可的高管、顾问和投资者。
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Brian Morrissey 认为，美国出版商受益于巨大的市场，而英国出版商面临更激烈的竞争和交易导向的市场环境。搜索的未来是不确定的，谷歌的可靠性受到质疑，出版商需要掌控内容分发渠道。他认为理想情况下，市场创新应该解决问题，而不是政府干预。对于拆分 Chrome，他认为这会对消费者不利，更好的方案是开放数据以促进创新。 Troy Young 认为，美国新闻机构正在引进英国人才，因为他们更适应资源有限的环境。他指出，我们正处于内容分发方式转变的时期，中心化的力量和导航机制定义了每个时代。谷歌正受到来自各方的攻击，而开放搜索索引数据可以促进创新并改善媒体市场。 Alex Schleifer 认为，像 Perplexity 这样的 AI 工具利用现有网络内容提供更好的用户体验，但这对出版商构成威胁。他认为，产品信息已经存在于网络上，AI 工具只是使其更容易访问。Perplexity 等工具的出现并非为了取代谷歌，而是改变了用户获取信息的界面和方式。他认为拆分 Chrome 对消费者不利，并且可能导致浏览器市场的不兼容。

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The hosts discuss their impressions of London compared to New York, highlighting the city's charm, cleanliness, and lifestyle.
  • London is perceived as cleaner and more beautiful than New York.
  • The city's parks and absence of homeless people are noted.
  • Economic figures may not reflect the positive experiences visitors have in London.

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This week on People vs. Algorithms, we unpacked London’s charm, the shifting dynamics of media and search, and why Google’s dominance feels both indispensable and fragile. Troy and I contrasted American and British publishing cultures—bigger isn’t always better, as UK publishers adapt to constraints with scrappy innovation. Search’s transformation, fueled by AI and shifts in Google’s strategy, dominated our discussion. While it offers consumers better tools, publishers are left scrambling, questioning their survival amid frictionless AI-driven content.