{"ID":2837533,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.08946","arxiv_id":"2512.08946","title":"Large Language Models as Search Engines: Societal Challenges","abstract":"Large Language Models (LLMs) may one day replace search engines as the primary portal to information on the Web. In this article, we investigate the societal challenges that such a change could bring. We focus on the roles of LLM Providers, Content Creators, and End Users, and identify 15 types of challenges. With each, we show current mitigation strategies -- both from the technical perspective and the legal perspective. We also discuss the impact of each challenge and point out future research opportunities.","short_abstract":"Large Language Models (LLMs) may one day replace search engines as the primary portal to information on the Web. In this article, we investigate the societal challenges that such a change could bring. We focus on the roles of LLM Providers, Content Creators, and End Users, and identify 15 types of challenges. With each...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.08946","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.08946v1","authors":"[\"Zacchary Sadeddine\",\"Winston Maxwell\",\"Gaël Varoquaux\",\"Fabian M. Suchanek\"]","published":"2025-11-24T12:59:42Z","proceeding":"cs.CY","tasks":"[\"cs.CY\",\"cs.CL\"]","methods":"[\"Large Language Model\",\"Language Model\"]","has_code":false}