So Google is "reimagining" the Chrome browser with AI.

Notably, they'll be introducing a search based on AI chat, apparently similar to Perplexity.

The question that nobody's asking is: What are the consequences of putting the web behind a chat interface?

In the near future, perhaps, we'll be making websites for bots. The emerging WebMCP protocol standard already indicates a trend in that direction.

Sure, we already have an internet driven by search indexing algorithms, but even so, a search is still open to serendipity. With a chat, I might find the precise answer I'm looking for faster, but I might never find the answer that I need, but didn't know to look for.

It's the difference between searching the library catalog and browsing the shelves. We need both.