Without any context this is a super-unspecific claim. Do you mean, like "They use an LLM (in inference mode) somewhere in their search-pipeline"? If so, then: w

Without any context this is a super-unspecific claim. Do you mean, like "They use an LLM (in inference mode) somewhere in their search-pipeline"? If so, then: well, no, d'oh. I'd be surprised (and disappointed) if in 2024, they didn't, given that they're one of the leaders in the field. I see no issue with this. The question is if they store your search strings (that's an issue separate of AI), and if so, then whether that data is used for AI training. And in the latter, the question is should they (ethically)?, could they (legally)?, and are they? Without more details, your post as extremely high entropy wrt. how much we should care.