https://ibb.co/pdzdncZ https://ibb.co/LRP6McY
Compare to Google/Bing which took about 5 seconds to type in the query and return these results.
But at least Americans have been getting stupider, on average. IMO, now I think you need to write at the 4th or 5th grade level.
I used it last night on a search that was roughly:
"find the top 10 restaurants in mid-town Manhattan that would be good for brunch with friends that have kids. Include ratings from NY Times and Yelp" Then I further refined with "Revise search to include 5 example entries and a highlight any known specials. Include the estimates walking time from <my location>. Provide a link to a reservations website."
It basically auto-populated a spreadsheet, that I could easily review with my wife. I would need to visit several websites to scrape all the information together in one place.
Always says 200 words where 30 would suffice.
It doesn’t know the Thai place’s current hours and doesn’t automatically surface a one-click link to their menu or reviews.
Why would I use ChatGPT to get the IRS phone number when I could use just as little effort typing it into a search engine and going to their actual .gov site with no risk of hallucinations?
When I’m using a new library, often I want an overview of the types and functions it surfaces. Why would I use an outdated and possibly halluciniated answer (that takes 30 seconds or more to generate) instead of clicking on the link in Google and having a nice document full of internal links appear instantly?
I don’t want to use the chatbot for the sake of using the chatbot. I want to use it when it’s better than what I already have. Sometimes it is better, and in those cases I use it a lot!