At the Wuzhen Summit of the 2024 World Internet Conference, Zhihu founder Zhou Yuan expressed important views on the current status and future development of AI search. He believes that although AI search technology is advancing rapidly, it is still in its early stages, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in its application scope and usage scenarios. Compared with traditional search, the advantage of AI search is that it improves user query efficiency, but it also faces the challenge of how to better meet users' personalized needs and handle complex tasks.
Webmaster's Home (ChinaZ.com) News on November 21: At the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, Zhihu founder, chairman and CEO Zhou Yuan expressed his views on the changes brought about by AI search, believing that AI Search is still in its early stages, and its user coverage and usage scenarios need to be further expanded and improved, both domestically and globally.
Zhou Yuan pointed out that the current industry often compares AI search with traditional search, and the problems that traditional search itself can solve are very rich and mature. He emphasized that the value of traditional search cannot be limited to the search engine itself, but should be comprehensively considered in conjunction with the web pages and services indexed by the search engine. After users query on the search engine, they will quickly jump to other websites to complete the task. This combination of search engine and follow-up services provides users with a complete solution.
Regarding the advantages of AI search, Zhou Yuan believes that it improves user query efficiency, and this change is obvious. However, how to better meet the personalized needs of users and help them complete complex tasks still requires more upgrades at the product level. He said: "Driven by AI, future search products can do better than before."
Zhou Yuan’s speech showed that although AI search has made breakthroughs in efficiency, further innovation is still needed to fully realize its potential and improve user experience.
All in all, Zhou Yuan’s views clearly pointed out the opportunities and challenges currently facing AI search, and also provided an important reference for the future development direction of AI search. The advancement of AI search technology is expected to bring users a more convenient and personalized search experience, but continued efforts are still needed to continuously improve and innovate.