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Stop using generative AI as a search engine (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Google search results are often completely unrelated so it's not any better. If the thing I'm looking for is obscure, AI often finds some thread that I can follow, but I always double check that information.
Know your tool limits, after hundreds of prompts I've learned pretty well when the AI is spitting bullshit answers. Real people on the internet can be just as wrong and biased, so it's best to find multiple independent sources

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

This is a basic element of information gathering. Always check the source!