Google search has become terrible for finding answers due to its insistence on keeping you on Google so you can keep getting shown ads and making Google dollars.
Ask HN: Is it me or we almost stopped using Google because of LLMs?
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Re: Ask HN: Is it me or we almost stopped using Google because of LLMs?
#12If I want an answer to a question, then I use an LLM. If I'm looking for a website, then I'll use a search engine. I usually want an answer to a question, so my use of search engines has dropped considerably.
For years I had used DDG as my default search engine. Nowadays I prefer Bing. In either case, I haven't used Google search for well over a decade.
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or we almost stopped using Google because of LLMs?
#131. Who are we?
2. No, per Google's Q4 earnings, people are still using Google more than ever.
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or we almost stopped using Google because of LLMs?
#141. Who are we ? 2. No, per Google's Q4 earnings, people are still using Google more than ever.
google does not break out search volume or search revenue.
but YC companies have reported some 15% drop in referral traffic from google.
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or we almost stopped using Google because of LLMs?
#15I still use Google frequently because the LLMs I've tried are bad at giving sources for claims, and there are some things I can't check by running them through a compiler.
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or we almost stopped using Google because of LLMs?
#16Not really. I use DuckDuckGo instead of Google so Im not sure how crappy is it nowadays, but in my experiencie I used a search engine about the same amount.
The major difference is asking first in a LLM instead of searching for a StackOverfow result. Other than that, not really a change.
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or we almost stopped using Google because of LLMs?
#17Hackernews people will probably leave Google Search, but the rest of the world will surely stay with it for a few more years until we, the Hackernews people, can assure them that the information that those LLMs give is 100% the same as they would find in Google, but faster and to the point.
I think the next most significant milestone for this will be Siri and Google Assistant using this technology all the time. This, I think, will cause Gen Z to start leaving Google Search, and slowly, older Gens will follow.
Me personally? I can't handle Google Searches anymore. I started using Kagi and ChatGPT with the search module, but for things I need to be 100% sure about, I go to Kagi directly.
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or we almost stopped using Google because of LLMs?
#18I still use Google but if it doesn't get the result I want, I immediately load up ChatGPT. TBH most of the time it was my fault but with ChatGPT I can refine questions easily.
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or we almost stopped using Google because of LLMs?
#191. Who are we ? 2. No, per Google's Q4 earnings, people are still using Google more than ever.
google does not break out search volume or search revenue. but YC companies have reported some 15% drop in referral traffic from google.
That sounds like an upper bar for any actual change bearing in mind (i) some of the referral drop will come from people happily still using Google but getting more of their answers from Google's AI slop at the top of the results page and less from clicking through to corporate blogs and (ii) YC companies tend towards targeting early tech adopters
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or we almost stopped using Google because of LLMs?
#20Been using duckduckgo for 2 or so years now. For the sake of argument tried Yahoo for few things and even it was better than google. Stockholm syndrome is strong with this one.