Will AI search completely take over the traditional search experience?

AI search hype outpaces measurable disruption to Google's dominance. Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director of Search Engine Land and SMX, draws on his oversight of editorial coverage spanning SEO, PPC, and AI search to separate signal from noise in the future of search. The conversation examines AI agents as proxy actors operating on behalf of users, the governance frameworks required to manage agentic search behavior, and why the industry's slow adoption cycles create both risk and strategic opportunity for enterprise practitioners. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.