AI search is all the rage, can Google still hold its ground?

Release Date:2025-04-09

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1. AI Search: The Search Butler of the New Era

In a corner, Jeeves, the former Internet butler, is tapping his teacup on the table to welcome the dawn of the AI revolution. Once upon a time, he was wearing a tuxedo, but it was difficult for him to answer all the questions; now, AI chatbots can easily handle them, making the old butler smile, as if witnessing the change of times. At the same time, is Google, the former search overlord, beginning to worry about the loss of its "rice bowl"?

Over the past month, I have resolutely bid farewell to Google Search and embraced AI. The search bar on my iPhone and laptop has been quietly occupied by OpenAI's ChatGPT. Every question I ask can be answered clearly and humanely. I have tried Perplexity, Anthropic's Claude, and even Google's own Gemini. These AI chatbots, like personal search butlers, access the Internet in real time, generate answers, and attach referenced external website links.

In foreign trade marketing and promotion, accurate and efficient information acquisition is crucial. The emergence of AI search has undoubtedly provided foreign trade people with a more convenient and intelligent search method. Whether it is looking for target customers, understanding market trends, or analyzing competitors, AI search can help foreign trade people seize market opportunities with faster speed and more accurate results.

2. AI search: advantages are fully demonstrated and subvert tradition

As Google holds 90% of the global search market, the search process has become increasingly cumbersome. Sponsored links and click baits are overwhelming. AI chatbots, however, are like a clear stream, making search simple and efficient.

I tried to use AI search to solve various problems, from shopping, networking to recipes, and operation tutorials, and AI always gave satisfactory answers. Take shopping as an example. When I asked which 3D printer was suitable for a 7-year-old child, AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity gave recommendations. Each product had a detailed introduction, pictures, and source links. In comparison, Google's basic free model Gemini 2.0 Flash was much inferior.

For foreign traders, the advantages of AI search are equally obvious. Whether it is looking for suppliers, understanding product prices, or analyzing market trends, AI search can provide more comprehensive and accurate information. Multilingual website construction allows foreign traders to easily overcome language barriers and communicate seamlessly with global customers. Through the combination of AI search and multilingual website construction, foreign traders can reach target customers more accurately and improve marketing results.

3. Google Search: A glorious defeat, but still has advantages

Although AI search is gaining popularity, Google search still has its irreplaceable advantages. For searching known web pages, Google is still the fastest and most convenient choice. Whether it is an artist's IMDb page, a colleague's LinkedIn page, or a report in vague memory, Google can find it quickly.

In addition, the accuracy of Google in terms of maps, addresses, and business hours is also difficult to achieve with AI search. For foreign traders who need to conduct field visits or conduct offline transactions, these advantages of Google search are particularly important.

4. Choosing a search method: a wise choice, different for different people

Faced with the choice between AI search and Google search, I have reservations. Although AI search brings many conveniences, the way it collects answers from the Internet may make the original source information lose visibility. Although Google search sometimes seems cumbersome, its ability to link to known web pages and its accuracy in maps, addresses, etc. are still its irreplaceable advantages.

For foreign trade people, the choice of search method should be based on their own needs and actual situation. If you need to quickly obtain comprehensive and accurate information, AI search is undoubtedly a better choice; if you need to link to a known web page or obtain information such as a map or address, Google search is more appropriate.

In foreign trade marketing and promotion, the combination of multilingual website construction and AI search will bring a broader market space for foreign traders. Through multilingual website construction, foreign traders can easily reach global customers; while AI search can provide foreign traders with more accurate and efficient information support. The two complement each other and help foreign traders to expand into the international market.

In this AI era, the transformation of search methods has become inevitable. Although Google search once dominated the market, the rise of AI search has undoubtedly brought unprecedented challenges to it. For foreign trade people, the choice of search method should be based on their own needs and actual conditions. The combination of multilingual website construction and AI search will bring foreign trade people a broader market space and more accurate information support. Let us embrace the AI era and explore a new chapter in foreign trade marketing!

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