Looks like genAI is about to take another great leap forward in enshittification.Google seems to be about to graduate from locking in consumers with massively subsidised or free tokens, to making its platform shittier for consumers to attract businesses.I wonder how long it will be before any home renovation question on Gemini turns up a bunch of products from Bunnings?"Bunnings is set to be one of the first Australian retailers to sell to customers through Google AI Mode, with the capability to be switched on in the next fortnight...."Retailers generally have spent this year establishing a presence in large language models and the chat interfaces that enable easy user access and interaction."The imminent launch of shopping through Google AI Mode opens a new front in that trend."https://www.itnews.com.au/news/bunnings-to-sell-through-google-ai-mode-626617#enshittification #GenAI #Gemini #Google #Bunnings #Australia
