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It struck me yesterday that the biggest thing keeping me using Google is no longer there. I'll regularly run into an issue while writing software that I'm "stuc

It struck me yesterday that the biggest thing keeping me using Google is no longer there. I'll regularly run into an issue while writing software that I'm "stuck" on, leading me to open dozens and dozens of tabs in a frustrated effort to get unstuck. In the past I would always come back to Google because these issues are much harder to find solutions for on any other search engine. But with GPT-4 it usually only takes me a couple minutes to find a solution. GPT-4 almost never just fixes it for me, but the format of back and forth is so much better than endlessly googling my errors messages. I think I'll switch all my devices off Google today and see how it goes.

lopezst1 4y ago
I felt the same way once I started using GPT-4. It can't do everything as well as Google, but so many things are answered with a similar level of accuracy and waaay better user experience. The problem for Google is that even if they can match it with Bard, they'll still be eating into their Google search profits significantly. I just don't see how they get out of this unscathed.
vagab0nd 4y ago
I did switch away from Google mostly, and I've been pretty happy. Here's a query I just did with GPT-4 that I wouldn't have imagined doing a few months ago: > Show me the top VR games with the teleportation movement option. > Re-generate the list, but filter on shooters. > Filter again on games available on HTC Vive. I didn't copy its answer here (it's pretty long), but it was very helpful. Definitely better than searching on Google and trying to click through random blog posts.
- somedude895 4y ago
  I'd really like to see a graph of daily searches on Google YTD.
b212 4y ago
Wait, wasn’t Google “query site:stackoverflow.com” search engine long before GPT? Technically you could’ve dropped it years ago for SO internal search + docs. I don’t feel GPT being superior to those still.
martindbp 4y ago
I use plenty of Google services: gmail, docs, chrome, Android, YouTube, maps, photos etc. But the problem is that the one I'm most ready to drop is their main money maker, and I'm sure this is true for many others as well.

lopezst1 4y ago

I felt the same way once I started using GPT-4. It can't do everything as well as Google, but so many things are answered with a similar level of accuracy and waaay better user experience. The problem for Google is that even if they can match it with Bard, they'll still be eating into their Google search profits significantly. I just don't see how they get out of this unscathed.

vagab0nd 4y ago

I did switch away from Google mostly, and I've been pretty happy. Here's a query I just did with GPT-4 that I wouldn't have imagined doing a few months ago: > Show me the top VR games with the teleportation movement option. > Re-generate the list, but filter on shooters. > Filter again on games available on HTC Vive. I didn't copy its answer here (it's pretty long), but it was very helpful. Definitely better than searching on Google and trying to click through random blog posts.

somedude895 4y ago
I'd really like to see a graph of daily searches on Google YTD.

b212 4y ago

Wait, wasn’t Google “query site:stackoverflow.com” search engine long before GPT? Technically you could’ve dropped it years ago for SO internal search + docs. I don’t feel GPT being superior to those still.

martindbp 4y ago

I use plenty of Google services: gmail, docs, chrome, Android, YouTube, maps, photos etc. But the problem is that the one I'm most ready to drop is their main money maker, and I'm sure this is true for many others as well.