Google's free AI responses are moving the bar on what I expect from search. But maybe not in the direction you think.
replyOr maybe needing.
replyHonestly, outside of coding tasks, the AI Summary at the top of every Google search is adequate for 99% of what I need and I hardly even use ChatGPT any more.
replyGod damn. I respect you for being honest, but… god damn. That’s a pretty low bar.
replyIt's just a google search but you can explain what you're searching for. AI summary may contain misleading details if you read it and take it literally, but 90% of the time it gives me pointer for the thing I need and I don't have to scroll through results that often could be just as misleading if not more.
replyJust in the last few days I had an example where the Google Search version of Gemini had a much better and more comprehensive answer, by far, than ChatGPT. It had to do with Amazon’s use of Data Matrix barcodes on shopping bags. Gemini was able to fully describe how they’re used in Amazon’s logistics chain. ChatGPT essentially said it didn’t know. Your preconceptions may not be accurate.
replyThey might be, but still, I’ll be difficult to convince that Google’s shitty-ass 10B params instant answer models are good at anything other than cookie recipes and producing farts real fast for real cheap.
replyFor what it’s worth, any time I see that feature, it’s all farts.
People are really slow to update their priors after bad experience with an early version
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