Can ChatGPT be the next go-to search engine?

Lay a platter. Embellish it with Shakespeare's poetry, textbook answers, developer codes, and heart-to-heart conversations. Voila! You have the favorite global buzzword - chatGPT.?

Welcome to a medley of wonder, glee, and anxiety. Students are thrilled, developers have mixed reactions, and Google & Microsoft have a silent war brewing. In the middle of all this is the question - can chatGPT replace Google as a search engine??

First, a quick recap of what chatGPT does.?

In its own description, ChatGPT is "an AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI, based on the GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer) language model. It uses deep learning techniques to generate human-like responses to text inputs in a conversational manner."

An excellent example of generative AI, it possesses a good knowledge of the natural language and can understand the true meaning of questions asked. The ChatGPT system is trained on data worth 45 terabytes, equal to 175 billion sentences. Therefore, it is excellent for grasping the concept of any topic.

In short, ChatGPT has read every book and social media post to answer related questions. Its human-like responses make it a game-changer in the world of AI. With a million sign-ups within the first five days, chatGPT has been the fastest-growing chatbot so far. For the time that it is open to the public, the world continues to enjoy its benefits.?

What is the craze about ChatGPT in Silicon Valley?

It is expected that bots like ChatGPT will be teamed up with existing search engines so that users can get an interface that functions like traditional search engines and chatbot prompts. Pairing up the two is better than ditching the old search engines altogether, as search engines provide comprehensive and updated results, which differs from ChatGPT. Such innovation will likely bring together two AI-backed apps on the same page.?

Furthermore, users find communicating with a robot exciting and fun. Having the privilege of a chatbot that conversationally answers your questions is something that most users prefer. ChatGPT sees a bright future as a digital assistant with some more development. But will it replace Google as a search engine? Not as yet! Here's why:

ChatGPT is not really 'sourcing' the internet - it is fed with data that was present till a specific date. It cannot crawl the web. Therefore, it cannot acquire data and contains factual inaccuracies at times. While it is flexible and fluid in its interactions, you never know when it is in contact with reality or just into plain guesswork. A search engine, on the other hand, scores because it functions like a librarian who can access every book written to date and help you.?

Further, ChatGPT displays information in a limited paragraph style, summarizing the information requested for a topic. On the contrary, search engines provide information in lists or tables that can go to numerous pages. It also gives connections to other resources and publications to answer your query. Moreover, it quickly crawls and indexes the internet and returns recent, localized, and personalized information.?

ChatGPT can sometimes give unintelligible and inaccurate data as it cannot give you the source of its information. If it gets baffled by the questions, it will resort to guessing instead of asking for clarification. Let's say that ChatGPT is a search engine with a limited capacity.

It can simplify and accelerate information consumption. It is apt as a search engine for queries that require greater depth and precision. It cannot display current affairs of the world or get you a doctor, and it's not 100% accurate. We all know that accuracy is essential in this fake news era. It is integral to differentiate between views and facts for smooth and critical decision-making.

ChatGPT needs to acquire users' trust as it is still a chatbot. Although Google did declare 'Code Red' post the chatGPT wave, the latter has to go a long way to replace Google as a search engine. Saying that ChatGPT will replace Google is synonymous with saying that podcasts will replace universities. Both technologies serve different purposes, and ChatGPT still has a long way to go.

However, it is unlikely that chatbots will ever revolutionize the world of search engines. There are no chances it will replace Google as a leading search engine.?

What will happen, though, is that the popularity of chatGPT and its easy availability will push investments and development. Search dynamics might change, and we could see other new products.