A study from the Pew Research Center found that the appearance of Google's AI-generated summaries at the top of the search page significantly impacted outbound clicks to other websites. A group of 900 U.S. adults participating in the study agreed to share their browsing activity. Here are some of the findings from the Pew study:

Google’s AI-generated summaries are slashing traffic to news and information sites, creating a "devastating impact" on their clicks.

Artificial intelligence is siphoning off digital audiences, with news companies warned of the potentially devastating impacts as AI-generated summaries increasingly replace traditional