Takeaways after using AI search exclusively for one month: AI search is more of a UX revamp than a replacement for Google's blue links-based web search paradigm
Ads and search-optimized junk made a mess of the go-to engine. Now ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude—and even Google's own AI—do it better.
I quit the mess that is Google Search—and I'm not going back. — My @wsj.com column on the pros and cons of AI search—including my growing fears about what it means for me, the open web and the media industry: — www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
I agree with @joannastern.bsky.social here. — I've been using Perplexity for most of my searches since last year. I only use Google when I'm looking for a specific website or article online. Google has degraded enormously in recent years to favor advertisements. — www.wsj.c…
Also, I love that the most controversial thing about this article seems to be that I didn't include Grok. That was an oversight on my part. Will be including in all AI comparison testing going forward.
Back in the '90s, Jeeves had a dream: answer every question we asked. With ChatGPT and other AI tools, that dream is finally here. My latest @WSJ column: https://www.wsj.com/... (Image created w/ GPT 4o) [image]
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