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Stop using generative AI as a search engine (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The same can be said about the search results. For search results, you have to use your brain to determine what is correct and what is not. Now imagine for a moment if you were to use those same brain cells to determine if the AI needs a check.

AI is just another way to process the search results, that happens to give you the correct answer up front, most of the time. If you go blindly trust it, that's on you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

With the search results, you know what the sources are. With AI, you don't.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

If you knew what the sources were, you wouldn't have needed to search in the first place. Just because it's on a reputable website does not make it legit. You still have to reason.