Quoting Simon Willison on LLM-assisted search

I can feel my usage of Google search taking a nosedive already. I expect a bumpy ride as a new economic model for the Web lurches into view.

—  Simon Willison, “AI assisted search-based research actually works now”

I second the feeling

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