ChatGPT pushes lifestyle publishers away from SEO

ChatGPT's arrival accelerates lifestyle publishers' move away from SEO-driven content

AI chatbots represent a unique threat to publishers' SEO-driven stories and traffic from search, and the technology is pushing some to move more toward original stories and visuals.

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