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User laments AI search results over direct links

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

A user on Mastodon expressed frustration with AI-generated search results, noting that when they ask someone to look up a specific website like example.com, the person often uses a search engine. This leads to AI-generated responses that include related but not exact information, such as definitions of archetypes or precedents, instead of a direct link to the requested authoritative source. AI

IMPACT Highlights user frustration with AI search providing tangential information instead of direct links.

RANK_REASON User opinion on AI search results, not a significant industry event.

Read on Mastodon — mastodon.social →

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User laments AI search results over direct links

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ flipper @ jeffowski My favorite is when I'm in a conversation with someone and they decide they want look something up that surprised them in the conversation

    @ flipper @ jeffowski My favorite is when I'm in a conversation with someone and they decide they want look something up that surprised them in the conversation (yay! that's good!). So, they pop open a browser I say "go to example.com" and they instead open Google and type "examp…

    LINKS mastodonapp.uk/@flipper mastodon.world/@jeffowski

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