Sure, confirmation bias exists, but you can compare with the alternatives. E.g. a search engine can give you zero useful results, and you can fine tune your qu

Sure, confirmation bias exists, but you can compare with the alternatives. E.g. a search engine can give you zero useful results, and you can fine tune your query and still get nothing after scrolling through pages of results (Do people really take the losses into account when using search engines?) I find prompt engineering with LLMs more useful because you get nudged in interesting directions, and even if you come away with no direct results, you have more of an idea of what you are looking for. Maybe lateral thinking is overrated.