Your Friend Posed a Question: Avoid Simply Copying and Pasting a Bot’s Response.

During the 2010s, a website named Let Me Google That For You became quite popular for one main reason: its snarky appeal.

This site allows users to create a custom link that can be sent to anyone who poses a question. When the recipient clicks the link, it showcases an animation of typing a question into Google. The intention is to demonstrate to the person asking how simple it could have been to find the answer on their own.

Essentially, it’s an insult. It’s humorous yet disrespectful.

While a bit of rudeness can be amusing in the right circumstances, if someone openly hostile is wasting your time on social media with easily answerable questions, a touch of passive aggression can be enjoyable (as a little treat).

However, in more personal settings, using Let Me Google That For You clearly conveys that you do not value the individual you’ve sent the link to and that you find their question a burden. If someone from your workplace or personal life asks for your input, they are seeking your specific insight, so it’s more effective to provide an answer—with context unique to you—rather than directing them to a Google search results page.

Fast forward to 2025, and the creators of Let Me Google That For You have introduced Let Me ChatGPT That For You, which operates as you would expect. Its existence highlights a new issue: how inappropriate it is to respond to a question with AI-generated output—particularly in professional settings.

Wasting Time

Suggesting someone Google a query can be amusing and satisfying, but it’s not helpful. I would categorize copy-pasting or screenshotting a conversation with ChatGPT, Claude, or any other AI as unhelpful and somewhat rude.

Developer Alex Martsinovich addressed this in a blog post titled it’s rude to show AI output to people: “Be polite, and don’t send humans AI text,” he advises. “My perspective on AI etiquette is that AI output should only be shared if it’s either taken as your own or there’s explicit consent from the recipient.” This framework for AI etiquette is quite sound.

When someone asks you a question, rather than turning to a machine, it’s because they want your take on the matter. The internet, at least conceptually, is designed for human connection and to allow us to share knowledge with one another. Responding to a question with AI output overlooks this dynamic, especially if you don’t clarify that’s what you’re doing.