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The internet allows you to corroborate alleged facts by looking at further sources, following references, etc. Or when you end up not finding anything useful that substantiates what you’re looking for, that can serve as a conclusion as well. You get a feeling for it after a while. ChatGPT by itself however can usually only serve as a starting point. It doesn’t allow you to reach the same level of confidence that a googling session can. I would say they complement each other. But if given the choice of only being allowed to use one of the two, I would opt for the search engine.