Yeah the general public are already falling into the trap of using ChatGPT as if it were a search engine that provides reasonably definitive results.
Of course it is not: it is an expert grifter!
‘60 Minutes’ asked ChatGPT for recommendations for books on the subject of the effect on the economy of inflation. It dutifully responded with the titles and authors of six books: none of which exist!
I asked ChatGPT on two separate occasions if anyone had died at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
It told me both times that this had only happened once, but each time it gave me a different year and name.
This is a huge limitation and definitely a problem.
It’s a great tool but you currently shouldn’t use it for search without appropriate plugins.