The AI in your search bar is not a search engine.

NYT tech writer Brian Chen reports Meta’s AI assistant (which is now available in Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger) excels at editing text, but like other chatbots, confidently makes up answers to basic questions:

When I asked it for suggestions for a romantic weekend in Oakland, its list included a fictional business. And when I asked it to tell me about myself — Brian Chen the journalist — it said I worked at The New York Times but incorrectly mentioned a tech blog I’ve never written for, The Verge.

Source : https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/1/24146784/the-ai-in-your-search-bar-is-not-a-search-engine