> Of course the savvy are using LLMs now

I don't think this is true at all. It is people prone to hype, or who are naive, who are using LLMs. The savvy know that a tool which you have to verify every single time (because it isn't deterministic and makes shit up) isn't actually saving you any effort.

Even without using LLMs, Duckduckgo is good at providing little widgets that just give you a straight answer. Try searching "150 usd to eur" or "Weather Philadelphia".

> * you have to check an LLM result, especially if it cites something (because it may or may not exist)

You think that you don't have the check the link at the top of the page from a google search?

In fact, last I checked, for every google search I do, I have literally hit the page down key before starting to read.

> * you can’t cite an LLM result

And you think you can cite the top search result from a google search?

100%. But gradually being solved as source links are being provided. If the source link is as good as what you’d find on Google anyway then you have a way better search experience and don’t really burn much extra time checking the LLM work