When ChatGPT started to become popular, Google activated the red code. Users started asking the OpenAI chatbot to find quick answers, and therefore used the famous search engine less. Now it is already starting to be tested. SearchGPT, but we can say little about him because they keep us on the waiting list. While we wait for our turn, we have met iAsk, an AI-based search engine that appears to work well and accurately.
As an example, a test I did in the middle of this week: I posted a note about the release of Ubuntu 24.04.1 on one of our sister blogs, but I didn't know one thing. It was two weeks late, I knew that, but I hadn't bothered to find out why. So I asked iAsk and ChatGPT (4th). The result surprised me: iAsk told me that "This was primarily due to the discovery of several high-impact upgrade bugs that could significantly disrupt the upgrade process for users transitioning from Jammy Jellyfish (22.04)» — something else –; ChatGPT, on the other hand, even though I asked, did not search the Internet and gave me the typical talk that evaluates possibilities. iAsk was more precise.
iAsk seems to be more responsive than ChatGPT
ChatGPT is sometimes frustrating. You ask a current question and looking back, even now that you can search the Internet, its answer is useless. On the other hand, iAsk It is a search engine, and if you ask it, it will search to find the answer. So it is generally more accurate than ChatGPT for actual queries. But it is not perfect either.
Sometimes it will give imprecise answers, but the good thing about it is that Related inquiries can be made. In the currently English-only dialog box, "Ask a follow-up question", you can reply or continue with the query to obtain more information. If you don't do this, what you get will have a structure like the following:
- Image. You will usually add an image.
- An answer to the question.
- Sources from which the information was obtained, at the time of writing this article without hyperlinks.
- Organic searches, that is, normal searches done on the Internet.
As a curiosity, at least currently it takes a while to render the markdown and we don't see most of the formatting until it finishes responding.
Paid Pro version with more meat on the grill
Using iAsk is free, but there is also a paid version. You can use their search engine and summarization tool for free, but not their document and image creation tools — the grammar tool is another tool, Flawlesly. iAsk Pro costs $9.95/month.
iAsk does not require registration, but with one we can keep a history and more personalized responses, as well as extra functions based on our use. Currently it is only available in English, but it will respond to us in any language in which we consult it.
To be honest, and after trying the example above, I think I'll stick with iAsk for quick queries. Now the red code doesn't have to be activated by Google alone.