Brave Search introduces AI follow-up questions - here is how it works

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I have used Brave Search ever since it was first introduced as one of the search engines that I use regularly. Brave introduced AI-generated answers to the search engine some time ago.

These display AI-generated content before the organic search results. It is more hit-than-miss in my opinion, but far from perfect.

Sometimes, Brave Search's AI displays outdated information or information that does not really help. At other times, it returns the exact answer that I have been looking for.

Tip: you can turn off AI-powered results in Brave Search.

Ask a follow-up question



Brave Software announced the addition of "ask a follow-up question" today. The company calls it Chat mode for Answer with AI. This feature allows you to refine your query or ask about the content that Brave Search returned.

Say your original query was "what are the most popular PS5 games of 2024".  You get a list of results, each title listed with just a short description (the list is rather weak and highlights one of the main issues that I have with Brave Search's AI-powered answers).

While you could now run another search for a title of interest, you could also ask Brave Search about it directly instead. You could ask "what do reviewers say" about a particular game.

When you do, you get review scores from a variety of sources, as well as common praise and criticism, and an overall rating. This is helpful to a degree, but you may still want to verify anything generated by AI to make sure it is accurate.

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