The New Political Information Gatekeepers: AI Chatbots and Summarizers In early 2024, a voter typing “How does the debt ceiling affect inflation?” into Google would receive a list of blue links. By mid-2025, that same query triggers an AI Overview that synthesizes an answer from a handful of sources—often without the user needing to click a single article. This shift is not limited to Google. ChatGPT, now with default browsing enabled for Plus u…
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