[starside]

Sometimes getting what you want quickly is a double edged sword. I used Google a lot in grad school, which brought up many relevant and helpful results. I switched to using books as much as possible. While slower, I learned lots of things I didn't know I didn't know, because I had to read through enough of the book to find what I needed. In the process, I learned things I would not have with a search engine.

[abhayhegde]

While that's true when you would like a meaningful learning experience, a lot of times search is aimed to obtain a factual answer (especially if it exists). I'm of the opinion that for a lot of questions with no deep answer required, Google would have to struggle against ChatGPT as per the current state of things.