Facebook's new AI Mode turns search into an assistant that draws on public content across Meta's platforms, raising privacy, fraud and misinformation questions.
Similarweb data shows OpenAI's chatbot lost nearly 20 points of traffic share over a year while Gemini more than tripled its share after the Gemini 3 launch.
A roundup of the AI-driven search tools that have emerged alongside Google and Bing, what each is built for, and the trade-offs to keep in mind before switching.
AI models often present errors with full confidence. A Columbia study of eight AI search tools found they misidentified news sources more than 60 percent of the time.
Perplexity answers questions in plain language with numbered citations and supports follow-up questions, with a free tier and a $20-a-month Pro plan that unlocks more capable models.
