Its accuracy is way worse for that than just asking directly, since there is less structure for it to go on. Compare that to a forum where you can rely on people correcting you almost every time for all sorts of things.
I wonder if the GP just did that with you
It is! Last week, I aked Bing Chat for a reference about the Swiss canton of Ticino. I made a mistake and wrote in my prompt that Ticino was part of Italy, and not Switzerland. Bing Chat kindly corrected me and then answered my question. I was speachless.