{"id":4668,"date":"2025-10-01T12:56:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/?p=4668"},"modified":"2025-10-31T13:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:49:57","slug":"googles-elizabeth-reid-on-ai-trust-and-why-the-blue-link-still-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/googles-elizabeth-reid-on-ai-trust-and-why-the-blue-link-still-matters-4668\/","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s Elizabeth Reid on AI, Trust, and Why the Blue Link Still Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google\u2019s global head of search, Elizabeth Reid, says artificial intelligence is reshaping search, but the classic blue link isn\u2019t going anywhere. In a candid conversation on Corner Office, The Economic Times podcast interview, she explains how people are changing the way they ask questions, why India is central to Google\u2019s strategy, and how SEO is evolving in an AI-first era.<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Elizabeth<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Reid<\/a> has been at Google since 2003, when she became the first woman engineer in the company\u2019s New York office. Now, as global head of search, she leads one of the most important shifts in technology: blending AI into the daily act of searching.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you lower the bar to ask a question and get a good response, people ask more questions,\u201d Reid explained in her recent conversation on Corner Office.<\/p>\n

Instead of typing \u201crestaurants near me,\u201d users now explain their needs fully: I need an outdoor restaurant that\u2019s family friendly for my four- and seven-year-old kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Longer queries are becoming standard, and AI makes it easier to follow up without repeating the entire context.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you lower the barrier to asking questions, people ask more of them,\u201d she explained. That, she added, is where AI shines, by supporting deeper, conversational interactions.<\/p>\n