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I'm not so sure deferring research and fact checking should be left up to AI if Google's AI search results are any indication.

I do like the synonym and antonym features, though I'd love to pick from a list instead of grabbing a random word out of the bag.


Thank you for checking it out! We currently don’t use Google’s AI search result or “AI overview” but rather verified sources or certain sources that have a tag on their site (for edu, for gov, news, etc) along with RAG. We will work on adding an option where the user can pick words for /syn and /ant or it auto inserts using previous context (like /search does).


Wow, what's happened to MIT?


Well...

  Markus J. Buehler is the McAfee Professor of Engineering and former Head of the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He directs the Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), leads the MIT-Germany program, and is Principal Investigator on numerous national and international research program... [he] is a founder of the emerging research area of materiomics. He has appeared on numerous TV and radio outlets to explain the impact of his research to broad audiences. 
I think this guy's just playing political/journalistic games with his research, and tailoring it for impact rather than rigor. I'm not sure I endorse it necessarily, but I don't think we should write this off as "dumb article from MIT", but rather "the explorations of a media-savvy department head". That doesn't excuse the occasional overselling of results of course, as that's dangerous to science no matter the motivation.


Many people expect ""rewards"" in the form of making a living, having a stable salary, maybe supporting a family. Why would someone reward a personal choice in dedication? Usually because it's useful to them, economically.


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