TY - JOUR
T1 - Large Language Models as Search Engines
T2 - Societal Challenges
AU - Sadeddine, Zacchary
AU - Maxwell, Winston
AU - Varoquaux, Gaël
AU - Suchanek, Fabian M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/6/1
Y1 - 2025/6/1
N2 - Large Language Models (LLMs) may one day replace search engines as the primary portal to information on the Web. In this opinion paper, we investigate the societal challenges that such a change could bring. We focus on the roles of LLM Providers, Content Creators, and End Users, and identify 15 types of challenges. With each, we show current mitigation strategies – both from the technical perspective and the legal perspective. We also discuss the impact of each challenge and point out future research opportunities.
AB - Large Language Models (LLMs) may one day replace search engines as the primary portal to information on the Web. In this opinion paper, we investigate the societal challenges that such a change could bring. We focus on the roles of LLM Providers, Content Creators, and End Users, and identify 15 types of challenges. With each, we show current mitigation strategies – both from the technical perspective and the legal perspective. We also discuss the impact of each challenge and point out future research opportunities.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105019695782
U2 - 10.1145/3769733.3769746
DO - 10.1145/3769733.3769746
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105019695782
SN - 0013-8746
VL - 59
JO - Annals of the Entomological Society of America
JF - Annals of the Entomological Society of America
IS - 1
ER -