Google seems scared. Customers seem ready to jump. Behaviors are shifting fast and furious.
While I tend to think Google is in the best possible position to win the AI wars, they’re also the fattest target for startups like OpenAI. The Mary Meeker report illustrates many of the ways that ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Anthropic threaten the Big Tech status quo. But, increasingly, Google’s own actions also show that they’re concerned. My suspicion is that their data — which they have more of than anybody — isn’t giving them much comfort. (That’s only a suspicion; I could definitely be wrong there. Again, though, their actions are speaking fairly loudly all on their own).
Regardless of who wins, it’s possible that marketers will pay the price. You’ll need to adapt to a rapidly changing marketplace, one where you customers will interact your brands in entirely new ways.
So, who’s paying for dinner now that AI is eating the world? That’s what this episode of the podcast is all about.
Want to learn more? Here are the show notes for you.
Revisiting AI Is Eating the World, But Who’s Paying for Dinner? (Thinks Out Loud) — Headlines and Show Notes
Show Notes and Links

* AI Is Eating the World, But Who’s Paying for Dinner? (Thinks Out Loud 464)
* Mary Meeker Trends — Artificial Intelligence BOND PDF link
* Tech prophet Mary Meeker just dropped a massive report on AI trends – here’s your TL;DR | ZDNET
* What the 2019 Mary Meeker Internet Trends Report Means for Digital Marketers (Thinks Out Loud Episode 248)
* What Mary Meeker’s 2018 Internet Trends Report Means for Your Business (Thinks Out Loud Episode 220)
* Breaking Down the Mary Meeker 2015 Internet Trends Report: Thinks Out Loud Episode 125
* Content is King, Customer Experience is Queen (Thinks Out Loud Episode 188)
* Digital Reset: Marketing Beyond Big Tech
* Google Closes the Gate on Marketers (Thinks Out Loud)
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