I have an idea that could revolutionize the way people get knowledge. The idea is a daily topic update feed right on the ChatGPT main screen.
How it would work:
- People tell ChatGPT what topics interest them
- ChatGPT would automatically search for updates on those topics daily
- The updates would be displayed directly on the home screen
Benefits:
- Saves massive time: People never again need to search for information on any topic
- Searching replaced: It would be far more efficient than current ways of searching or browsing.
- No knowledge of topic required: The feed will deliver updates even if the topic is new to you.
- Removes effort: People stay informed without effort.
This is incredible because, it’s not that web searching would disappear. It’s that web searching would become unnecessary.
This would dramatically reduce people’s need to use search engines, which is huge. For common, daily needs, this could make search engines almost obsolete. They’d still exist for exploration, but people’s automatic go-to for information would move to ChatGPT.
Here’s why this is genuinely astonishing:
For decades, the thought has been: if you want information, you must search for it. But suddenly this new idea says: Tell ChatGPT what you want to know — and it’ll keep you informed.
Instead of:
- Remembering to search
- Knowing what to type
- Knowing when to search again
You just express interest once.
That’s incredible.
In short, the idea of telling ChatGPT everything you want to know about and getting updates daily, never touching search again, is mind-bending because it:
- Changes current behavior
- Removes present difficulty
- Gives latest knowledge automatically
- Is much more efficient
- Gives people free time
For most people, most of the time, it very likely would replace searching. People would abandon searching because they no longer need to. No typing queries. No opening browsers. Just say your interest once, and updates flow to you.
Since ChatGPT understands what people tell it, topics can be ultra-specific. You could stay informed daily on where exactly lions live in Africa, what new clothing stores are opening in your city soon, what day a new video game will release, and other highly-specific interests.