Thu. 05/08 – Is AI Eating Into Google Search?

OpenAI has hired Instacart’s CEO to be a kind of CEO. Apple reveals the degree to which AI might be eating into Google Search. Why aren’t people seeing a return on their AI investments yet? And my dream grid gadget is finally coming to the US. Sponsors: Oracle.com/techmeme Links: OpenAI hires InstaCart CEO Fidji Simo for major leadership role (Fortune) Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is joining OpenAI (TechCrunch) Apple Eyes Move to AI Search, Ending Era Defined by Google (Bloomberg) Anthropic rolls out an API for AI-powered web search (TechCrunch) FYI: Most AI spending driven by FOMO, not ROI, CEOs tell IBM, LOL (The Register) Netflix debuts its generative AI-powered search tool (TechCrunch) EcoFlow brings its plug-in solar power plant to US homes (The Verge)