For context, I first tried this procession of searches on the Mac OS app.
1. "Who won the world series" 2. Who was the MVP?" 3. "Give me his bio"
My observations:
1. UX: The "search" button feels oddly placed, but I can't put my finger on it. But once I got it is a toggle, it wasn't a bit deal.
2. The first result had 3 logos, headlines and timestamps delineated, and easy to ready. The second one and third ones included a "Sources" button that opened a fly open menu. Clicking those opened a web link. The third result also included images in the fly open.
3. Citations were also inlined. The third result, for the bio, included a citation per paragraph.
4. It wasn't as fast as google. Which makes sense, given it's going through the LLM. But it will take a while to rewire my brain to expect slower responses to search.
5. Overall, I found the chat interface a very intuitive interface.
The second search I asked was "Give me a plan for a Thanksgiving meal."
I to a long response that felt like a weird mashup of LLM-generated content and search results:
1. A list of menu selections
2. Links to some recipes
3. Prepration timeline
4. Shopping list
5. Additional tips
There were 15 citations listed in the popup button, but only 3 inlined.
This was... not great. A traditional list of search results feels better here.
Overall, I like the direction. Innovation in search has been dead for close to 10 years, and this feels like I'd use it for certain inquiries.