Is your AI-generated answer actually an advertisement? Google is turning chatbots into ad real estate

What once felt like a private and intelligent digital dialogue may soon echo with the clinks of commerce. According to a report from Bloomberg, in a quietly unfolding move, Google has started placing ads inside conversations with third-party AI chatbots, transforming once ad-free exchanges into subtle marketing zones. The initiative, part of Google’s AdSense for Search programme, is now being expanded after initial testing with AI startups like iAsk and Liner earlier this year. These aren’t the flashy banner ads of yesteryear, nor are they the…