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GOOGLE SHUT THE DOOR ON COMPETITION, AI SWUNG IT BACK OPEN

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Google killed the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button because it cost the company $100M/year in lost ads. The company's entire model depends on showing links so it can show ads above them. Now AI threatens to give direct answers instead of links.