General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Something Disturbing Happens When You "Learn" Something With ChatGPT [View all]Goonch
(4,139 posts)Differences between Google Search and Google AI Search:
Google Search provides a list of links to web pages, while Google AI Search (like
AI Mode or AI Overviews) generates direct, synthesized answers to queries, often with summaries, comparisons, and interactive tools. Google Search relies on keyword matching, whereas AI Search uses large language models to understand intent and context, leading to a more conversational experience that can be personalized and may include zero-click answers.
Detailed differences between ChatGPT and Google AI Search:
ChatGPT (OpenAI)
and AI on Google Search (powered by the Gemini family of models, Search's AI Overviews) have key differences. These include their primary purpose, real-time data access, and integration with external ecosystems, though both are powerful AI models.
Core Purpose and Interaction
ChatGPT: This AI is primarily designed for conversational assistance. It generates human-like text responses. It excels at creative tasks and complex discussions. It follows detailed instructions to produce in-depth, paragraph-style answers.
AI on Google Search: The models (like Gemini) are integrated into a wider range of services. The core function is leveraging Google's robust search infrastructure. AI Overviews in Google Search distill information. They use a vast index of real-time web pages to provide summaries and relevant source links for a user's query.
Data and Information Access
ChatGPT: Traditionally, this AI relies on a pre-trained dataset. Its knowledge is limited to a certain cutoff date. Paid versions can browse the web. It processes large amounts of diverse internet text for training.
AI on Google Search: This AI has an advantage due to its real-time web crawling and indexing capabilities. It uses a custom Gemini model with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). This scans the current web for the most reliable sources. This ensures the information is generally up-to-date.
Ecosystem Integration
ChatGPT: This AI offers a rich user-driven plugin and API ecosystem. Developers can integrate its capabilities into various third-party services and platforms.
AI on Google Search: This AI is deeply integrated into the Google ecosystem. It has built-in extensions that draw data from Google products. These include Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, and YouTube. This streamlines workflows for users of those services.
Summary Table of Differences
Feature
ChatGPT (OpenAI) AI on Google Search (Gemini, AI Overviews)
Primary Goal Conversational AI, detailed content generation Search enhancement, information retrieval, task assistance
Data Source Primarily pre-trained data (with web browsing available in paid tiers) Real-time web crawling, Google Knowledge Graph
Response Style Detailed, paragraph-style responses, often narrative Concise summaries with numerous linked sources
Ecosystem Third-party plugins and broad API access Deep integration with Google apps (Docs, Gmail, Maps, etc.)
Multimodal Handles text, images, and audio natively Understands and combines text, code, images, audio, and video