Perplexity was my favorite AI search tool for a very long time. While Google’s AI Mode existed back then, too, it was marred by so many embarrassing problems that I was better off staying clear of it to avoid disruptions in my daily workflow. Google eventually heard everyone’s feedback, like a good kid, and fixed nearly every little issue people had with AI Mode. Now it doesn’t take tens of seconds to fetch results, nor does it hallucinate like crazy, at least not as terribly anymore.As a result, it has become such a natural part of my workflow that opening Perplexity feels like going out of the way. Opening another website before I type my query is like unnecessary friction when I can just type it into the address bar and have Google Search do the trick with AI Mode.