Almost 4 years have passed since the introduction of AI. It has changed the way we search for information, even if we don't use AI chat tools. Google Search is now powered by AI, and most users have stopped digging through the classic search engine results to find the information they're looking for. You can see it on this website; nobody is asking questions, posting comments or sharing information. Most people just rely on AI now. And it is a very useful tool, but it shouldn't replace searching for the studies on the topic you're researching and actually reading them. Because what you don't know, you simply don't know. And if you're relying on an AI to answer your questions, how do you know if it is a correct answer?
This is especially relevant in complex areas such as cancer research. There's no substitute for doing the hard work of researching and reading studies in my opinion. Use AI to assist, but don't take its output as truth. I'm using the latest frontier models and it is amazing how many mistakes these make. On the surface it looks very convincing, impressive - but mistakes slip in and how do you know - if you don't know ;).
And there's something else, more obscure. Before AI, Google Search already heavily manipulated its results, especially on health-related topics.
The same issue with AI; it's very easy to manipulate. They call it "guardrails".
I've posted a guide to help with your research here:
Needless to say, this website is an excellent resource too.
