Google's AI search is abysmal and is almost always, at least, 30% wrong (outdated, wrong info) ime. I find that I just use the chat interface to save tokens on basic things so I don't want to waste my real AI subscription tokens on basics.
In theory I understand their change to make search -> AI search instead, but I have a hard time believing that this was benchmarked in any way and not rushed to desperately remain relevant in the AI race.
eigenspace•27m ago
People say this a lot, and part of me wants it to be true and hates this AI search stuff being shoved in my face, but this really hasn't been my experience.
Unless I'm searching for something very niche, I'm often quite surprised by how 'directionally right' Google's AI overview is, even if I retain a lot of the skepticism I had towards it.
cush•12m ago
Other AI search products are so good. I’m not sure why Google is still so far behind. You can feel Gemini struggle in in the new Siri too, it’s awful
downrightmike•9m ago
They don't have anyone who fights for the consumer. They just make things and rename it all the time. No one knows what their thing is called today
foldr•12m ago
Like the sibling, I can't really agree with this. Google is now quite good at answering general queries and doing simple calculations, which is a big step up from its capabilities a few years ago. For example, you can ask
> What is the equivalent focal length on APS-C of 80mm on full frame?
and get the correct answer. It's not good compared to frontier AI models, but that's to be expected, given that you don't pay for it.
esafak•9m ago
It's also multi-modal, right?
Dennip•2m ago
Disagree. In my experience particularly over the last few weeks, Gemini has gotten very good at understanding what i'm asking for and giving a relevant response that 9 times out of 10 just answers my question without me having to go further into the relevant wiki link etc.
feverzsj•1m ago
It's mostly wrong, if you dig a little bit into the supplied references.
elpakal•35m ago
In theory I understand their change to make search -> AI search instead, but I have a hard time believing that this was benchmarked in any way and not rushed to desperately remain relevant in the AI race.
eigenspace•27m ago
Unless I'm searching for something very niche, I'm often quite surprised by how 'directionally right' Google's AI overview is, even if I retain a lot of the skepticism I had towards it.
cush•12m ago
downrightmike•9m ago
foldr•12m ago
> What is the equivalent focal length on APS-C of 80mm on full frame?
and get the correct answer. It's not good compared to frontier AI models, but that's to be expected, given that you don't pay for it.
esafak•9m ago
Dennip•2m ago
feverzsj•1m ago