A video recently reported there are AI driven search engines out there that do not proffer clickies.

It is noticeable that Yahoo has a section apparently answering your question as the first response. And Edge has a button called "Copilot" for the same kind of thing.

My concern is that this will only increase. With what is commonly referred to as AI (ie LLMs) as the "engine".

How can you trust something that does not declare its source? At least the traditional SE results declared "paid for" results and anyway the URL gives away some clues for you to assess the veracity of anything behind a particular clickie. And as the web fills up with "stuff" generated by LLMs put there by lazy/agenda driven idiots - all we will see is bubbles and polarisation.

As is the way - it will become de facto.

Are you ready for this latter day lunatic asylum?