AI is not ready for online search as tech giants envision it, we need other tools
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Published: 2023-02-18 21:48:51

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It's clear to everyone that Google and Microsoft have recently unveiled plans to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their online search tools. Bing and Google Bard aim to revolutionize the way we access information from the internet, with the promise of greater ease and speed. But what about security and reliability? We have reason to be concerned. AI is simply not ready for online search as the two tech giants envision it.
I began to ponder if there was potential for a different approach to incorporating AI into online search engines. Instead of attempting to give users answers that we don't possess, what if we created a tool to help them with their searches?
Searching online can be time-consuming. And it won't get better with Bard, Bing, or You Chat, as they will only provide more information to sort through. We can't trust their summaries yet, so they will only provide a first level of filtering. The user will still have to do the sorting work. AI can be a great help if a tool is created to assist users in their search tasks.
I can only imagine this tool, as I haven't seen one like it yet. It would be an online platform that helps the user step-by-step to carry out research and acquire information. The interface would be designed specifically for this purpose, with constant onboarding for the job. It would start with defining research objectives, presenting information, and selecting with AI assistance. It would also manage and collect results, with the goal of never having to do the same research twice. The main vision is to transform online search so users can save and share online research in the context of a knowledge base in order to improve web research efficiency.

Here's my vision for the features:

The interface should be in a conversational search context. Start with a query and use conversation to indicate what you want to find as answers. Automatically generate a title for each session by synthesizing your results.

Make search suggestions to help refine the query: simplify search terms, use more specific keywords, and remove unhelpful words.

Create an automatic table of contents for each page, and estimate if it answers the question. Detect pages that repeat or go in circles to optimize SEO.

After a search, checkmarks appear on each link; select the ones that interest you, and the tool will preload them and sort them. The tool will specifically learn the needs of each user and their preferences.

Chatgpt is the most common tool for this purpose. It helps to draw a guideline, provide clarity and coherence, gather relevant information, and synthesize it all into useful material for the user.

A second point to consider is the potential for users to have a personalized Chatgpt through the assistant, which is fed with the user's personal data. This would make it easier to use.

Those who have used the Open Ai platform have likely noticed that Chatgpt is not particularly tailored to individual users. It is necessary to specify our motivations, the style, and the way we want the product or the references to be structured for each chat. It may take some time for people to fully understand and master it, as well as to develop the necessary skills to use it effectively.

I recently had to use an optimized Desktop version on Windows to have ready-to-use prompts, the ability to inject scripts, etc. I also noticed that there were more and more tools available to get prompts, which will become the new keys to expertise in artificial intelligence tools, as they will likely require support to use them.

Well, it’s time for my personal opinion and conclusion.

I will conclude by saying that AI is a raw material that is too raw to be effectively used today. It needs tools to implement and adapt its capabilities to users. Microsoft and Google are working on this. We should follow their lead and strive to do better. With antitrust regulators keeping a close watch on Google's business, and Microsoft likely to face issues with the false information its new Bing search engine will generate, now is a good time to present an unprecedented solution.

Let's use AI for an online search in a different way. We could create a tool that assists the user in collecting and organizing information, rather than providing the information itself. This could be a reliable alternative to the dangers of disinformation from the next generation of search engines.

I believe that we don't need a new search engine with AI capabilities to answer user queries; instead, an online search assistant is necessary. This assistant should use Google, Bing, or another engine to guide and help users find the information they need.


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