[Lug-nuts] AI revisited

I find that in the evening, sometimes, I enjoy exploring a topic with AI for an hour or two. If done right, it can be very informative, and well, relaxing. I started to wonder, "Why didn't I do this with regular old Google?" Then I remembered that I did. Maybe 10 to 15 years ago. Back before the search results go so bad. By bad I mean tilted a lot toward selling you stuff as opposed to providing you with information. That took all the fun out of Googling for things. And, something else must have changed, because the results became much less diverse and it is harder to get around the just plain stupidity that occurs naturally :) But, I can't help wondering if, or perhaps when, the public and free AI will become the same way. Perhaps you will be able to pay for "better" AI, just like ca ble TV used to be. But, it will end up being the same, only different LOL. Jus t like cable TV. I guess there is no way to avoid it :( But, in some ways, it is a trip down memory lane LOL.