After using Perplexity and hearing about similar products being developed by other startups, I’m convinced that the worriers have a point. If AI search engines can reliably summarize what’s happening in the Gaza Strip or tell users which toaster to buy, why would anyone visit a publisher’s website ever again? Why would journalists, bloggers and product reviewers continue to put their work online if an AI search engine is just going to gobble it up and regurgitate it?