Do you trust Dr. Google or AI?

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

I do, probably too much. Less so Gemini. But ChatGPT tends to come in for me reliably. If I REALLY need a reliable source, more digging is probably needed.

 

[luvmyfam444]

yep and the disney docs but I do usually still go to the dr if suggested

 

[hardcorestitch]

Dr Google

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Just to clarify, if a medical diagnosis is needed, I go to the doctor. But if I need info on a potential medication, I'll still search for it, just to see general things like will it make you drowsy, half life, etc.

 

[Targetumaz]

Yeah, same here honestly. ChatGPT’s usually solid for quick info or brainstorming, but if it’s something I really need to be accurate on, I’ll still double-check a few sources.

 

[Miffy]

AI? No.

But there's a difference between AI searches and Google searches, because Google will show a list of sites you can choose from and, for example, the Mayo Clinic is a more reliable source of factual information than Quora is.

I use Google searches all the time for many different topics, but I am very careful about the sources. With AI, they don't even cite where they got the info from, and I find the AI answers on Google searches--now shown at the top of the Google page--to often be dead wrong.