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"Usually, AdSense ads appear in search results and are scattered around websites. Google ran a small test of chatbot ads late last year, partnering with select AI startups, including AI search apps iAsk and Liner.

The testing must have gone well because Google is now allowing more chatbot makers to sign up for AdSense. "AdSense for Search is available for websites that want to show relevant ads in their conversational AI experiences," said a Google spokesperson.

If people continue shifting to using AI chatbots to find information, this expansion of AdSense could help prop up profits. There's no hint of advertising in Google's own Gemini chatbot or AI Mode search, but the day may be coming when you won't get the clean, ad-free experience at no cost."

arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/goo

A large Google logo in the shape of a multi-colored G is seen outside Google's Mountain View offices.
Ars Technica · Google is quietly testing ads in AI chatbotsBy Ryan Whitwam

Who or what is this INDEED company that now sponsors the Walter Presents detective series on Channnel 4? Their ad is ultra-annoying and makes no sense. A woman interviewing some guy for undetermined employment. She asks him what salary range he’s thinking, and he bats it back to her to suggest one. Neither gives in.
It’s a super irritating admission and doesn’t ‘sell’ anything to the viewer [except frustration]. Bring back Arnold Clark the car people!
#Ads #Mindless #Stupid #Indeed