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Google's AI summaries in search raise publisher traffic concerns. The feature, now live in the U.S., generates news snippets with citations, mainly for trending topics. While Google claims it helps users filter content, publishers report organic traffic drops as non-click searches rose from 56% to 69% since May. Despite new monetization efforts like Offerwall, traffic decline persists. Media reactions remain mixed as outlets like WSJ explore AI a....

Publishers accuse Google's AI summaries of reducing traffic and revenue, sparking EU complaints. Google denies sole responsibility for traffic changes, highlighting tech-content creator tensions.....

Recently, Wikipedia announced the suspension of a pilot experiment using artificial intelligence technology to generate article summaries after strong opposition from many editors. It was reported that this experiment was launched earlier this month and mainly targeted users who had installed the Wikipedia browser extension and chosen to participate. AI-generated summaries would appear at the top of each Wikipedia article with an "unverified" yellow label, which required clicking to expand and read. However, this new attempt immediately triggered fierce criticism from editors, who were concerned about the potential impact of this practice.

Mozilla recently launched a new feature in Firefox Labs – "Link Preview." This feature aims to improve browsing experience by allowing users to quickly understand the content of a link without opening a new page, using a simple mouse operation. With the feature enabled, users only need to hold down the Shift and Alt keys and hover their mouse over any link to have a preview card pop up. The card displays the page title, a short description, images, estimated reading time, and three automatically generated summary points.

Recent developments in Apple's AI initiatives have garnered significant attention. According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple plans to significantly expand the application of its "Apple Intelligence" AI technology in the upcoming iOS 19. This news has generated considerable anticipation within the industry regarding Apple's future AI strategy. Reportedly, Apple will open a summarization API to third-party developers. This means users will benefit from AI capabilities across numerous scenarios.

Microsoft is testing a new AI-powered summarization feature within its Notepad app for Windows. Currently available in the Canary and Dev channels of the Windows Insider Program, this update aims to help users quickly grasp the core meaning of text. Users simply select the text they want summarized, right-click, and choose the 'Summarize' option. Notepad will then automatically generate a concise overview of the selected passage.

Recently, Schibsted Media Group announced a partnership with OpenAI, aimed at integrating the content from its well-known publications into OpenAI's products, including the popular chatbot ChatGPT. This collaboration will involve several key newspapers under Schibsted, such as Norway's VG, Aftenposten, as well as Sweden's Aftonbladet and Svenska Dagbladet. Through this partnership, Chat

Apple recently released the iOS 18.3 developer beta and has decided to temporarily disable the AI summary feature for news and entertainment app notifications. This feature, originally supported by Apple's smart technology, received considerable criticism from users during its use, particularly due to serious errors in summarizing content, such as misinterpretations of reports from the BBC. According to reports from MacRumors and 9to5Mac, Apple stated that it will re-enable this feature in future software updates and continue to improve it.

Recently, Apple Inc. announced the suspension of all news and entertainment app summary notifications in the latest developer previews of iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 due to severe misinformation in AI-generated news summaries. This adjustment stems from a complaint made by the BBC, which pointed out that Apple’s AI system seriously distorted facts in a report, falsely claiming that Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, chose to shoot.

Apple recently launched a new feature called AI News Summary, but this feature has frequently made serious mistakes when summarizing breaking news, resulting in users receiving a large amount of misinformation. Since the launch of this feature, many news organizations and users have expressed strong dissatisfaction, believing that Apple's technology is not yet mature enough to effectively provide accurate information. Reports suggest that Geoffrey Fowler, a technology columnist at the Washington Post, posted on social media, pointing out that Apple's AI misrepresented a piece of news in a summary.

Alipay has released its annual summary as scheduled, allowing users to view their personal AI annual summary by either pulling down on the Alipay homepage or downloading the 'Zhi Xiaobao' App and entering 'My 2024'. This summary provides a detailed overview of users' monthly spending amounts, spending categories, total expenses, and income, offering a comprehensive financial overview for the year.

iFlytek Open Platform recently announced a significant upgrade to its Spark browser plugin, further enhancing users' browsing experience and work efficiency. The Spark plugin is a browser extension that integrates iFlytek Spark V4.0 capabilities, compatible with mainstream browsers like Chrome and Edge while occupying minimal memory. It offers practical features such as AI search, web summarization, and highlighted text collection.

iFLYTEK recently responded to investor inquiries on an interactive platform, revealing that the company has provided technical support for Huawei's latest Mate 70 series smartphones. Specifically, the call summary feature, dialect-free speaking feature, and whole-house broadcasting functionality within smart home scenarios in the Mate 70 series have all benefited from iFLYTEK's technological support.

Brave Search announced a significant update on Thursday: the addition of a conversation mode to its 'Answer with AI' feature, allowing users to ask follow-up questions based on the initial search, greatly enhancing the coherence and depth of the search experience. The operation of this innovative feature is very intuitive. For example, when searching for 'Christopher Nolan movies,' the system first generates an AI summary that introduces the background of the director Nolan and his representative works. Now, users can ask follow-up questions in the dialogue box below the summary.

Recently, The Wall Street Journal has been conducting a new experiment by introducing AI-generated article summaries that appear at the top of news reports in the form of 'key points.' The first test of this feature appeared in a report about Trump's Department of Education plans. To validate the effectiveness of this new feature, The Wall Street Journal has opened feedback channels to understand users' actual needs. The content of these 'key point' summaries is generated by AI tools and edited before publication. The summary box clearly indicates this.

Recently, The New York Times issued a warning letter to a startup named Perplexity, demanding that they 'stop using our content.' This company, backed by Jeff Bezos, has been accused of using The New York Times' content without authorization in its AI summaries and other outputs. The letter stated that Perplexity's actions have allowed them to 'gain improper benefits' and violate copyright laws by using the publisher's 'carefully crafted, thoroughly researched, and edited news' without a license.