As AI Spreads Everywhere with Quick Answers, Research Finds the Internet’s Soul Is Dying

UC Riverside researchers found AI chatbots answer mostly with logic and facts, unlike web pages that also convey authority, emotion, and lived experience.

The study suggests AI search may be fine for straightforward queries but can flatten nuance on opinion-based and complex topics.

If people rely on AI summaries instead of browsing the web, online content could become more utilitarian and less human.