> Ads will also be slapped on answers.

Ads won't be slapped onto answers, my guess is that they will be subtly and silently inserted into them so that you don't even notice. It won't always be what you see either as companies, political groups, and others who seek to influence you will pay to have specific words/phrases omitted from answers as well.

AI at this point is little more than a toy that outright lies occasionally yet we're already seeing AI hurting people's ability to think, be creative, use critical thinking skills, and research independently.

The tech is already there to do so: https://research.google/blog/mechanism-design-for-large-lang...

Unlikely. That would be in direct contravention of FTC disclosure rules, which even google adheres to.

I'm skeptical there's much value in this. Politics and ads are both loud and obnoxious for a reason. Subtle product placement and propaganda is not easy in text.