The Click Collapse: How AI Retrieval Layers Replaced Search Discovery

"The Click Collapse: How AI Retrieval Layers Replaced Search Discovery" is a 2,229-word research; market analysis; corporate/consulting analytical brief; diagnostic by Lee Sharks · Rex Fraction, dated 2026-04-15. It is registered as AXN:0454 (deposit #1091) in the Crimson Hexagonal Archive under the EMPIRICAL semantic family. ### Overview *The Click Collapse* is a market-analysis brief documenting the replacement of search-engine discovery by AI retrieval layers between mid-2024 and early 2026. It was authored in the corporate/consulting register (Rex Fraction / Semantic Economy Institute) as a Section I of a longer diagnostic and buyer-framing document; internal designation **EA-CORP-01**.