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speaker: "Timothy Young"
speakers: ["Timothy Young"]
quote: "Search is undergoing its biggest disruption since Google launched. AI is changing how customers discover, learn about, and interact with companies."
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sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-geo"
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sourceTitle: "Is Your Brand Optimized for AI Search?"
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# Timothy Young on Search Disruption

# Timothy Young on Search Disruption

**Speaker:** [[entity-timothy-young]] (CEO, [[entity-jasper-ai]])

> "Search is undergoing its biggest disruption since Google launched. AI is changing how customers discover, learn about, and interact with companies."

The CEO of [[entity-jasper-ai]] contextualizes the *magnitude* of the shift from traditional search engines to AI-driven discovery. This quote anchors [[concept-single-answer-insights]] and the entire motivation for [[concept-answer-engine-optimization]] — the comparison to Google's launch positions AI search as a once-in-a-generation platform reset, not an incremental feature.