522. Is Google Getting Worse?

Marissa Mayer, former CEO of Yahoo and an early Google innovator, and Liz Reed, VP of search at Google, dive into the transformation of Google’s search engine. They discuss the initial magic of search versus its current perception as mere trickery. The conversation explores the balance between monetization through ads and user experience, the challenge of misinformation, and the idea of an ad-free search option. They unpack the implications of these changes while questioning whether the decline in search quality is due to Google or shifting user expectations.