hedge@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web resultsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down10
arrow-up1189arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web resultsarstechnica.comhedge@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareMs. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up76·1 year agoBillions of queries becoming way more energy intensive for a feature almost nobody asked for, now the default. What the fuck are we even doing
minus-squareThalestr@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agoAppeasing shareholders and investors.
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoHow? Are they expecting more ad income to offset the energy costs?
minus-squaret3rmit3@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year ago“Google, how do I calculate the circumference of a sphere?” “Sign up for online math classes with University of Arizona today!”
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoProbably injecting ads “naturally” into the conversation.
minus-squarezhunk@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoAnd it will hallucinate and give wrong answers
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
Appeasing shareholders and investors.
How? Are they expecting more ad income to offset the energy costs?
“Google, how do I calculate the circumference of a sphere?”
“Sign up for online math classes with University of Arizona today!”
Probably injecting ads “naturally” into the conversation.
And it will hallucinate and give wrong answers