AI Search Is Here

AI Search Is Here maps the structural shift from traditional Google search to AI-mediated discovery. Covering 8 industry sectors and 80+ sub-categories, this paper presents published traffic data, CTR studies, and platform metrics showing how AI is replacing, reshaping, or bypassing conventional search across informational, transactional, and hybrid website types. It documents the casualties already visible — Stack Overflow, Chegg, WebMD, Business Insider — and provides a timeline, impact classification, and four strategic options for organisations assessing their response. Published by AI Visibility Architecture Group Limited.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-03-02
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18842320
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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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Abstract

AI Search Is Here maps the structural shift from traditional Google search to AI-mediated discovery. Covering 8 industry sectors and 80+ sub-categories, this paper presents published traffic data, CTR studies, and platform metrics showing how AI is replacing, reshaping, or bypassing conventional search across informational, transactional, and hybrid website types. It documents the casualties already visible — Stack Overflow, Chegg, WebMD, Business Insider — and provides a timeline, impact classification, and four strategic options for organisations assessing their response. Published by AI Visibility Architecture Group Limited.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Openalex Percentile: Top 41%
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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