When Google Starts Talking and ChatGPT Starts Searching
Ever since the time browsers were invented, the world of knowledge became open to us all. Now we didn't have to worry about not knowing things, we had search engines like google to help us. So much so that Google has now become a verb from a noun. We just say Google it! I recently read an article on ‘Prompt Engineering and AI institute’ by Sunil Ramlochan, where they discussed OpenAI introducing web search capabilities. It got me thinking—are we witnessing a shift where AI assistants are becoming search engines and search engines are turning into AI assistants? It’s fascinating how the way we find and interact with information is evolving right before our eyes. A quick history It's hard to believe now, but just 25 years ago, the idea of "searching" the World Wide Web was practically non-existent for most people. The World Wide Web, as we know it, was only invented in 1989. In the early 90s, it was still a relatively small and obscure network. Most people were not e...