Google AI Mode is third with 2.24, and You.com brings up the rear with 2.06. I don’t yet have enough data for Claude to feel confident in my results, but at 1.89, its early results are not promising.

The study found that major AI search engines frequently fabricate reference links, fail to provide sources when requested, and deliver incorrect information, particularly when citing news articles.

Today, we’ll try to explore how AI search engines are changing user expectations, challenging business strategies, and potentially redefining our relationship with digital information.

Recent BrightEdge data shows that total referrals from AI-first search engines—ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude—all grew steadily in March, with respective increases of 19%, 12% ...

The printing press gave rise to literacy. Search engines democratized facts. But something is different this time. AI isn’t just helping us retrieve information—it’s structuring it.