The power of AI is now being applied to online search. Both Google and Microsoft have AI tools they believe will revolutionize both how online content is generated and how people will find content when using a search engine.
AI employs computer-based technology in an attempt to replicate human intelligence or thought processes, from visual or auditory actions to basic decision-making. We see many of the developments of AI on a daily basis. It’s an essential component of:
AI has also been integrated into online search—that’s how your smartphone or computer knows how to suggest content based on websites you’ve visited and topics you’ve searched in the past.
Until recently, AI’s connection with search has been limited to managing or improving how search engines function. With the advent of Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing, AI is expected to be used both to create online content and to help web users find the content they seek. Bard and Bing offer AI writing known as chatbots, which use the tools of artificial intelligence to determine the features of content that performs well with search engines and then generate new content based on that information. Google and Microsoft anticipate that the technology will be used to prepare webpages, blogs, social media posts, articles, and email marketing campaigns.
The performance of Bard and Bing have been spotty thus far. In fact, in a promotional video for Bard, the chatbot misstated a basic fact, causing Google’s stock to plummet nearly 10%. Microsoft experienced similar factual inaccuracies with its rollout of Bing. While the chatbots have shown great potential for locating, retrieving, and categorizing existing information, they have not demonstrated a consistent ability to synthesize information in a trustworthy way.
Until chatbots better prove their ability to write accurate and engaging content, it would be premature to jump on the bandwagon. There are, however, some strategies you can employ to improve your online visibility in the age of AI:
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