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Chatbots will change how we use the internet

And they are challenging Google’s monopoly on search

The emergence of “generative” artificial intelligence (AI) means chatbots such as ChatGPT seem increasingly human, and might even become the preferred way to search the web. The Economist’s deputy editor, Tom Standage, explores recent developments in these large language-model AIs and what they mean for the future of the internet.

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