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# When You Should—and Shouldn’t—Use AI to Search the Web

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/be74132c?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
**Category:** Products
**Topics:** llm

## Summary

Chatbots are often good at retrieving web information\. Better results can sometimes be achieved by using a search engine for a query\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.wired.com/story/when-you-should-and-shouldnt-use-ai-to-search-the-web/>)