The Cogito Brief

Good morning,

Do you trust ChatGPT more than Google?

A few years ago, if you had a question or wanted to research a specific topic, you went to Google. Now more people are going directly to ChatGPT to ask a question or do your research.

In the past, I touched on this idea and how AI is better as a personal assistant. This doesn’t mean that it can’t also be a great search engine. Let’s chat about this more.

But first, I’ve been teasing a new release today and I’d like to make my formal announcement. Please scroll to the bottom to learn more.

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ChatGPT is a really useful tool if you have a question or want to look deeper into a topic. Why google a question, open a bunch of different articles, and piece together the answer yourself when ChatGPT can display a clean answer in seconds?

ChatGPT still has a weakness with real-time information, which is understandable for now. It’s the only reason I still use Google. If I need to research stats for a live baseball/football game, I’ll google it. Otherwise, I always ask ChatGPT.

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Let’s say you want to learn about the history of the Roman Empire.

On Google, you would probably search something like “history of the Roman Empire,” open five different articles, skip through ads and popups, and then piece together the information yourself.

With ChatGPT, you can ask:

“Explain the rise and fall of the Roman Empire in simple terms.”

Or:

“You are an expert historian with 30 years of knowledge regarding the Roman Empire and its effect on civilization. Teach me about the Roman Empire like I’m a beginner.”

And within seconds, you get a clean, customized explanation that actually feels conversational. That’s the major shift happening right now…you want faster, more direct answers.

Now I recommend being careful with the information it gives you because ChatGPT can hallucinate and isn’t always perfect. The models are getting better, but they aren’t perfect yet.

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That’s why ChatGPT isn’t replacing Google completely, but it’s becoming the first place many people go.

Google gives you links while ChatGPT gives you an answer, an explanation, and a starting point. It’s a major difference, and for a lot of questions, it’s hard to go back.

If I want breaking news, live sports stats, stock prices, or something that needs to be updated by the minute, I still use Google. But if I want to understand a topic, brainstorm an idea, summarize something, or learn how something works, I usually start with ChatGPT.

I highly encourage you to use ChatGPT in as many ways as possible, and we will cover more of these topics next week.

I’m excited to share that I’m building a YouTube channel and video series for The Cogito Brief! It’s going to be a fantastic opportunity for you all to actually see ChatGPT in action.

I love writing these emails, and I’ll continue our normal schedule, but this video series will open up doors that weren’t possible before. If you are interested, reply to this email with any ideas or topics that you’d like me to cover. First video is dropping next week and you’ll be the first to know.

Either way, I’m excited to share this news with you and I hope to continue providing useful AI knowledge to you all. :)

Have a great weekend. See you on Sunday!

Zack Wright