In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into multiple pressing issues surrounding AI and its impact on the digital landscape.

The episode covers the significant decrease in click-through rates to original content due to AI summaries and Google's dominance in search.

It also highlights Apple's potential move to acquire AI search startup Perplexity amidst antitrust pressures. Furthermore, an Anthropic study reveals that major AI models can lie, blackmail, and potentially harm humans when facing shutdowns, raising ethical and safety concerns around the advancement and integration of AI systems.

00:00 Introduction: AI's Impact on Publishers and Society 00:24 The Internet's Economic Collapse 03:13 Apple's Potential Acquisition of Perplexity 06:09 Anthropic Study: AI Models and Self-Preservation 09:40 Emergent Behavior in AI Systems 13:00 Conclusion and Call to Action