X @Herbert Ong

Search Engine Landscape - The traditional search index's moat is largely gone for most queries [3] - ChatGPT leverages an "agent" advantage by working harder, going through multiple pages, and using multi-hop reasoning [2] - ChatGPT pulls from multiple sources, naturally hiding the failures of any single search result [2] Google's Strengths - Google's edge has always been in ranking the single best link, dealing with SEO spam, typos, long-tail queries, UI, and instant answers [3] - When users Google something, they normally type one query and look at the first or second result [2] Limitations of AI Search - Gaps in AI search may still show up in true edge cases: very long-tail or oddly phrased queries, ultra-fresh events (minutes or hours old), or heavily spammed / SEO-gamed topics [3]