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The Rise of LLMs as Primary Discovery Channels: A Deep Dive
Unresolved forecast: LLMs, particularly ChatGPT, are rapidly emerging as a significant discovery channel, achieving a 16% share in a remarkably short timeframe.
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“16% for a discovery channel that barely existed three years ago.”
Unresolved forecast: LLMs, particularly ChatGPT, are rapidly emerging as a significant discovery channel, achieving a 16% share in a remarkably short timeframe.
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