AI vs Google: Why You Should Use Both (and When)
Google finds existing pages; AI creates new answers. This guide explains the difference, why searching and asking are different skills, and when Kenyans should reach for each.
What Google is best at
Finding things that already exist: a shop's opening hours, a specific article, one fact, or current news. If the answer exists somewhere, Google is fastest.
What AI is best at
Creating things that don't exist yet: a drafted reply, a summarised document, a study plan, a translated paragraph. If there is no page that answers, AI fabricates the answer for you.
The hybrid habit
Top workflow: use AI to draft or summarise, then use Google to verify facts and find sources. That combo yields better work than either tool alone.
What to remember
AI does not replace search. It replaces the writing and thinking step between search and the finished thing you actually need.
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