From Results to Responses: AI and the Evolution of Internet Search
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From Results to Responses: AI and the Evolution of Internet Search
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What happens when a search engine stops pointing us toward information and begins interpreting it for us? In this episode of AnthroIntelligence: Culture, Cognition, and Code, I explore the shift from search engines to answer engines—and the quiet transfer of judgment that comes with it.
Traditional search required users to compare sources, resolve contradictions, and decide what to trust. AI-generated answers now perform much of that work before the response reaches the screen, producing clear and convenient summaries that can flatten uncertainty, obscure disagreement, and make contested claims appear settled.
Answer engines may save time, but they also reduce the incentive to inspect sources and think through questions independently. The challenge is not to reject faster access to information, but to resist mistaking synthesis for certainty and convenience for understanding.
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