"ChatGPT will replace search" reminded me of the "device paradigm" by Albert Borgmann:
> What Borgmann sees happening is the increasing procurement of goods without the contexts which originally gave those goods meaning. Microwave dinners, treadmills, and the assembly line all come into view as clear examples of devices which subtly undermine the value in the process of preparing food, the engagement of the physical world via running through it, and the satisfaction of creative, skilled labor.
The quote above is by @jlipps who wrote a series of posts about Borgmann's book "Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life":
I'd recommend it as an overview because, honestly, the book looks quite hard to read.
Searching may not be physical, but it's still a skill to learn. Humans gain satisfaction and even develop wisdom by acquiring and mastering various skills throughout life.
Having a robot to give you answers may be efficient, but it feels even more alienating than the current black-box digital world.
I think that with all new tech, the primary question should be "What are we losing by adopting it this way?" because modern productivist thinking focuses only on gains and not side effects.
Ivan Mir