AI Answers over Search: Is Google Digging Its Own Grave?

Re:AI Answers over Search: Is Google Digging Its Own Grave? by feraloink on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @12:03PM (#43174483)

Isn't it necessary to be on the Twitter platform in order to use Grok? Unlike lots of other people, I still use Twitter, but for those who don't, I would think it is an obstacle to using Grok.

The advantage of using Grok (or any alternative to Google Search!) is that there isn't an entire ecosystem of pervasive prying Alphabet services to go along with it: Gmail, Youtube, Google Play, Google SMS (Verizon terminated its SMS for text and recommended all users use Google instead, in November 2024), Google Meet or whatever they call it, and probably more. It can track you everywhere, and a deliberate effort is required to evade it with alternative providers.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:AI Answers over Search: Is Google Digging Its Own Grave? by jqpabc123 on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @12:27PM (#43174786)

I can use grok.com without Twitter.

But this doesn't explain how/why Musk/X/xGrok isn't just more of the same.

Just like Google, Musk is driven by greed. What he really wants is some of Google's money for himself. And the easy way to achieve this is by doing what Google does --- or perhaps even working in cooperation with them.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:AI Answers over Search: Is Google Digging Its Own Grave? by semking on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @05:58PM (#43178647)

Yes, jqp is right: you can sign-up using X / Google / Apple accounts or email...

Regarding jqp's conclusion: I hope he is wrong.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:AI Answers over Search: Is Google Digging Its Own Grave? by jqpabc123 on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @05:24AM (#43182453)

And I hoped Google wouldn't be evil.

But it should come as no real surprise that hope proved to be an ineffective antidote to greed.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:AI Answers over Search: Is Google Digging Its Own Grave? by semking on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @05:43AM (#43182557)

Any company with such a slogan (don't be evil) is a little sus if you ask me. B

But the LOVE of money (not money itself), is the root of all evil.

And this applies to everyone, everywhere, at anytime...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:AI Answers over Search: Is Google Digging Its Own Grave? by semking on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @06:00PM (#43178660)

No, you can use Grok[.]com without using X.

You can sign-up using X / Google / Apple accounts or email so you are not forced to be locked in an ecosystem but you are benefiting from answers coming from and index made up of scapped web pages and an index of X posts (+others)

[ Parent | on HN ]