#infosearch — Public Fediverse posts
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I can divide my life to date by the most popular/useful way to do info search and double-checking:
* encyclopedia lookup by hand & library card catalogs
* find & grep
* Google & Wikipedia
* ask AI
The first has died out, effectively.
I doubt the second ever will.
Something like the third will likely always exist too, even if the company/site names shift.
For the fourth to be a net win and not a frustrating PITA it needs to be taught common sense and get rigorous about fact-checking and truth-telling.
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I can divide my life to date by the most popular/useful way to do info search and double-checking:
* encyclopedia lookup by hand & library card catalogs
* find & grep
* Google & Wikipedia
* ask AI
The first has died out, effectively.
I doubt the second ever will.
Something like the third will likely always exist too, even if the company/site names shift.
For the fourth to be a net win and not a frustrating PITA it needs to be taught common sense and get rigorous about fact-checking and truth-telling.