Changes to Web Search & How AI is Shaping Publishers' Strategies | Publisher Lab Ep. 55

In this podcast episode, producer Manny Ramos and guest Jan Creidenberg discuss the latest Publishing & AI news. They delve into OpenAI's new video tool, Sora. OpenAI’s entry into web search, how AI answer machines might change how we surf the web, and what publishers can expect from these changes. Jan also taps into his 9 years of experience working in the digital publishing space and shares insights on how publishers can navigate these AI advancements.

This Week’s Stories: 

OpenAI will now let you create videos from verbal cues - https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/15/tech/openai-text-to-video-sora/index.html 

Report: OpenAI working on web search product - https://searchengineland.com/open-ai-search-product-437563 

Will traffic from search engines fall 25% by 2026? - https://searchengineland.com/search-engine-traffic-2026-prediction-437650 

It’s the End of the Web as We Know It - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/its-the-end-of-the-web-as-we-know-it-2ab686a2?mod=tech_feat1_ai_pos2 

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Chapters: 

0:00 - Welcome back to the Publisher Lab 

0:17 - Jan Creidenberg joins the Publisher Lab

1:34 - OpenAI’s Sora video generation tool 

7:28 - OpenAI’s Venture into Web Search

13:24 - Forecasted decline in traditional search engine traffic 

20:15 - Impact on publishers of AI-powered answering machines 

21:27 - Adapting to AI in web search & creating valuable content 

25:12 - Risk of AI hallucinations 

26:48 =- Episode wrap up

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Hosted by Jan Creidenberg & Manny Ramos

Produced & Edited Manny Ramos