David HirschfeldFounder & CEO, Tekyz Inc. · Founder & CEO at Tekyz Corp | Software Startup Acceleration, AI Experts, Workflow Automation, Board

AI vs Google: Who wins?

15 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker describes a renovation of a beach house on the Gulf of Mexico where a 60‑inch bathtub is needed for a confined space. He recounts trying to find suitable bathtub options via a Google search, only to be overwhelmed by advertisements and irrelevant results. Switching to the AI answer engine Perplexity, he asks for bathtub models that fit the 60‑inch dimension while maximizing water capacity. Perplexity returns three specific options, highlighting two positives and one negative, illustrating a concise, criteria‑driven recommendation. The anecdote serves as a micro‑case study contrasting traditional search engine experiences with AI‑driven, answer‑focused product recommendations.

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It's a beach home right on the, on the Gulf of something. It's, and it's Gulf of USA or Gulf of America, Gulf of Mexico. I can't remember what they call it now. Oh, wow. So they keep changing that one. But we had a limited amount of space. We're doing a renovation and we need a 60-inch bathtub. And I went to Google and honestly, I got so many ads. I got so much shit. I said, okay, I went to Perplexity and I said, give me The— here's the dimensions I have, 60 inches, but I want to maximize the amount of water that can go into this space and give me the best options. It came up with 3 options and 2 positives and 1 negative.