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Every time I try an AI search engine, I always end up going back to Google. Their AI summaries at the top of search results are, honestly, "good enough." This
by gwbas1c 2y ago
Every time I try an AI search engine, I always end up going back to Google. Their AI summaries at the top of search results are, honestly, "good enough."
This is, in part, because most of my Google searches are 1-4 words; as opposed to the full prose that I need to type into an LLM.
What am I missing?
I find LLMs are useful if I don't know enough to know what to search for; if I need to craft a "long-form" search query; or otherwise need to learn something in a Q-and-A format.
Edit: One of the things that ChatGPT has replaced Google, for me, is when I need a quick joke image. Instead of searching through Google Images, I just think of a quick prompt of something silly. I'm using some silly ChatGPT images in some test scripts; and now that the US courts declared they aren't protected by copyright, I know there is 0% chance I will get in trouble for them.
- breadwinner 2y ago> What am I missing? You are missing the conversation. In ChatGPT, Perplexity or Claude you get to have a conversation on the topic, instead of a one-shot answer.
- gwbas1c 2y agoBut the conversation is time consuming. IE, it's like having a meeting when a simple email or IM will suffice.
- breadwinner 2y agoGoogle is deciding for the user that a IM will suffice. In reality a meeting is needed very often, and Google search doesn't have the option.
- gwbas1c 2y agoNo, I decide when I need a conversation or a simple search. Google doesn't do that for me.
- breadwinner 2y agoNo you don't. Google Search only offers search, and one-shot AI. You have to go somewhere else if you want a conversation.
- gwbas1c 2y agoI know in advance if I want a conversation