Google's AI Mode Sparks Fear, Creating Opportunity for AI Optimization (AIO) Services.
The worry among SEOs about Google's AI Mode marks a significant change in the search landscape. This shift is creating a new market for "AI Optimization" (AIO) services. Businesses will need assistance in tweaking their content to be better understood and highlighted by AI-driven search and summarization tools. They'll also need to ensure accuracy in AI responses and explore ad placements within AI contexts. Marketing agencies and consultants can lead the way in developing AIO strategies, helping clients navigate this new terrain and stay visible.
Origin Reddit Post
r/technology
Poll: Most SEOs Are Scared About Google AI Mode
Posted by u/-Appleaday-•05/29/2025
Top Comments
u/74389654
yeah i'm already downloading wikipedia
u/AG3NTjoseph
The poll was on X.
u/GeneralBrothers
It‘s gonna be the other way around friends. AI optimization and ads in AI contexts are next, and AI quality is gonna go down because of it
u/um--no
I think Revanced skips those.
u/um--no
But how long is that going to last before they start putting ads in paid accounts, like stream services?
u/BAKREPITO
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u/PartySr
AI does to the SEO idiots what SEO idiots did to search engines. They killed everything they could so that they can get every single click possible. I hope that at the end, both types will di
u/Victuz
It's not like Google ai results are safe from exploitation by SEO optimisers. The methods have to change probably, but they'll still get to do their thing.
u/caseybvdc74
They should of had an adless version a long time ago. I started paying for Reddit and its so much better not having to scroll through endless advertisements.
u/Lettuce_bee_free_end
How do you know the posts are not ads. It doesn't have to say "promoted" to be an ad.
u/Centralredditfan
There are already super annoying sponsored segments in videos you can't skip because they're baked into the video. So I have to grab my phone and forward through those, which is annoying.
u/Brico16
Exactly. I’m already trying to come up with ways for when someone asks AI a question related to an industry, it points back to my solution.
u/Centralredditfan
I pay for YouTube and it's worth every penny. No ads, creators still get money, and Youtube Music is okay enough that I canceled Spitify. (Spotify is still better but not $20+/month better.
u/tintreack
The problem is you no longer have SEO trash, but you now have AI trash. AI has not improved search at all. As a matter of fact, it has indeed made it much worse.
This is why I use Kagi. I k
u/nadmaximus
I wish them both the very best that the web has to offer.
u/tintreack
Are they really gaming the system, or are they just playing by the rules that Google set?
The problem is that Karen's website is going to get penalized if she doesn't write her life story an
u/Its42
Also can be read as: Greedy SEO companies upset that their internet pollution might no longer be as effective
u/morphcore
Snakeoil sellers are afraid of real medicine.
u/codefame
Food blogs are the absolute worst vertical to come out of that forced SEO drivel.
u/a_talking_face
If they were using revanced they wouldn't be paying for YouTube.
u/LordBecmiThaco
The question is why is Karen putting her recipe on the internet?
Back in 1998 I could Google "cookie recipe" and stumble upon Karen's plain text website. She put cookie recipes online beca
u/StinkeroniStonkrino
I don't know man, if AI mode kills off SEO, I think I'll be for it. SEO has ruined everything. Looking for recipe and Karen has to share her life story, looking for shows or movies and its ju
u/brandontaylor1
Google search is nothing but ads now, Google was ruining before AI. AI just means it now gives wrong information above the useless ad links.
u/ithinkitslupis
I prefer AI to trash SEO results, good riddance. If SEO didn't exist and good results floated to the top I doubt AI summaries that could hallucinate would even be popular.