AI-based platforms such as chatbots are becoming increasingly important for information retrieval. 

Nevertheless, 67 percent of people still primarily use classic search engines like Google.
(Claneo, 2025. Which platforms do you mainly use when searching for information online? In Statista [online] [Accessed: March 16, 2026].
Available at: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1615664/umfrage/beliebteste-plattformen-zur-informationssuche/)

However, with the large amount of information available, it is not always easy to find reliable data, neither in traditional search engines nor using AI. 

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