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How businesses are adapting to the AI chatbots' takeover of search engines

Artificial intelligence chatbots are shaking up the way we use the internet, altering the search-for-clicks bargain that has shaped the landscape of the web for decades. Companies are scrambling to adjust.

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John Ruwitch is a correspondent with NPR's international desk. He covers Chinese affairs.
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