2026-09-28 11:37 UTC
Or at least what we have observed, that people are using LLMs to replace search is a very real thing.
And I can point out that it was LLM spam that broke search in the first place, and I can be correct about that but it doesn't matter.
The power and control of information flows that is represented by running search engines may be changing hands and changing shape. Search engines have gotten worse, and LLMs do their job more effectively and people are changing their workflows accordingly.
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@futurebird@sauropods.win 2026-09-28 11:40
This isn't the revolution in software and design we were promised. And yes it's possible to still find things online without using an LLM, especially if you dislike using LLMs, you can still avoid them but this shift is very real. It's not a new market, it's not clear people will pay to use these tools, and the kind of LLM you need to make a search doesn't require all of the investment and data centers we are seeing but I think it's their biggest "consumer success" And it's troubling.