Search Behavior

Guardrail or Guide? Generative AI, Criminal Capital, and the Re-framing of Downstream Search for Illicit Drugs

We examine whether access to ChatGPT changes how high-risk drug-related information searches are subsequently expressed on downstream conventional search engines, extending criminal capital theory to conversational AI.

Aug 24, 2026

Do LLMs Cannibalize Search?: Evidence from Italy’s ChatGPT Ban

We analyze how ChatGPT is disrupting traditional search behavior and its implications for Google's market dominance.

Jan 1, 2025