2026-09-04T05:03:57.713959Z

Google’s AI Mode Is Ripping Shoppers Off With Vastly Higher Prices, Study Claims: Prices were 21.6 percent more expensive on average in Google AI Mode compared to a traditional search.

futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-mode-higher-prices-study

2026-09-04T05:54:35.853532Z

Catoblepas@Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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Replying to @⁨eicker@lemmy.world⁩

Oh look, they finally found a way to make AI profitable! (It’s just scamming people again)

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2026-09-04T09:53:30.571799Z

trashman@trashman@feddit.org

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Replying to @⁨Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone⁩

When your prompt doesn’t include “no scamming”, that’s your fault, obviously.