About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of AI on Google Search and the future of digital organization with Liz Reid.
Alex and Ellis talk about using Claude to organize their digital lives, the rise of agent platforms like Dreamer, and a mysterious AI hardware sighting in San Francisco. Then they’re joined by Liz Reid, VP and Head of Search at Google, to talk about what it’s like running one of the most influential products on the internet during the AI boom. They discuss how AI overviews are changing search, the difference between Google Search and the Gemini app, whether agents could become the main users of the web, and how Google is responding to the rise of tools like ChatGPT. Liz also reflects on her two decades at Google, the early days of Google Maps, the challenge of fighting AI-generated slop online, and how she thinks about the future of the open web and search itself. Follow ACCESS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accesspodcast/ Follow Alex: https://sources.news/ https://x.com/alexeheath/ Follow Ellis: https://meaning.company/ https://x.com/hamburger ACCESS is produced in partnership with the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Alex, Ellis
Guest: Liz Reid
Topics covered
- AI
- Google Search
- digital organization
- agent platforms
- future of search
- AI tools
Keywords
- AI
- search
- digital lives
- ChatGPT
- agent platforms
- Dreamer
- Liz Reid
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Google, ChatGPT, Dreamer
Places: San Francisco
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