It’s not either or, the article even states the following:

The rules-based trading system is “being undermined by a variety of actors and the rise of unfair trade practices,” the group agrees.

AI overviews should be opt-in, not opt-out

I have found them useful from time to time, i turned them off because I know where to find the switch button and for environmental reasons it would be way better to force this on everyone - but knowing a lot of people might not find this button, or even look for it, i could also see how some users might be lured (back) to the big tech alternative.

Also for us a box where you type in a search query is different as a box where you start a conversation, but i think this difference will only grow smaller - just like how desktop web pages changed appearance because of mobile-first design. Not saying you have to like it of course, but i can see the business decision here choosing growth over principles. Them getting a bigger market share is, imo, more important than them having a small carbon footprint.

Isn’t basically all of Africa and Asia supporting his arrest? I feel this map made every country not part of the western world grey, as in ‘we dont now the data or don’t care about it’.

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