I’m sure I’m an outlier, but ChatGPT has cut my Google searches in half, no question. I no longer search for “answers”: definitions, explanations, code examples, recipes, or household tips… all of those were SEOed to hell.
It’s not because of how good AI is (it struggles) but rather how bad search had become. No one from the search provider to the website you land on wants you to have easy access to an answer because there’s no profit motive.
With paid AI services, providing better answers faster IS the profit model. I think something like Claude + Kagi (paid search) would be killer combo.
I’ve actually been kind of nervous about seeing more & more free AI services because that compute is expensive & I’d hate to see the market dynamics that ruined search happen all over again. I want to pay for services with my $ rather than my attention & my data.
It’s not because of how good AI is (it struggles) but rather how bad search had become. No one from the search provider to the website you land on wants you to have easy access to an answer because there’s no profit motive.
With paid AI services, providing better answers faster IS the profit model. I think something like Claude + Kagi (paid search) would be killer combo.
I’ve actually been kind of nervous about seeing more & more free AI services because that compute is expensive & I’d hate to see the market dynamics that ruined search happen all over again. I want to pay for services with my $ rather than my attention & my data.