From links to recommendations
Discovery is shifting from a user comparing links to a system producing a short answer with a few named sources. This changes the grammar of visibility: the name must be cited, not merely placed nearby.
Growing, still minority use
AI chatbot use is increasing, but it remains a minority behaviour for news discovery. The correct reading is neither that search is over nor that nothing has changed.
What becomes valuable
A system can only cite what it can find and verify. Work, press coverage, documented facts, third-party references and time become part of the infrastructure of discovery.
Sources in the original Portuguese edition
Reuters Institute, Digital News Report 2026; Pew Research Center (2025); Ofcom, Online Nation 2025; Cetic.br; Google Search Central.