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hedge to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year ago

Google Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results

arstechnica.com

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Google Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results

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Google Search now has an option to search the "web," which is not the default anymore.
  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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    75•1 year ago

    Billions of queries becoming way more energy intensive for a feature almost nobody asked for, now the default. What the fuck are we even doing

    • @zhunk@beehaw.org
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      14•1 year ago

      And it will hallucinate and give wrong answers

    • Thalestr
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      19•1 year ago

      Appeasing shareholders and investors.

      • @MonkderDritte@feddit.de
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        13•1 year ago

        How? Are they expecting more ad income to offset the energy costs?

        • @Blackmist@feddit.uk
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          9•1 year ago

          Probably injecting ads “naturally” into the conversation.

        • @t3rmit3@beehaw.org
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          10•1 year ago

          “Google, how do I calculate the circumference of a sphere?”

          “Sign up for online math classes with University of Arizona today!”

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