Something about searching and parsing through content myself just feels so satisfying. Being able to dive deep and find parts that are meaningful for the context I'm driving towards just makes the whole experience more enjoyable then having an AI tell me what meaning is based on training.
I prefer searching when I know what to search for, but I really like GPT for figuring out terminology and concepts when researching unfamiliar matters. But I agree, doing the actual leg work of researching and collecting data is ultimately still best done manually. I tend to use a combination quite often though.
Yes, I don’t know what it is but the quality of ChatGPT dropped rapidly compared to its initial incarnation