hedge@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months agoGoogle Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web resultsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareMs. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up76·3 months 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-up20·3 months agoAppeasing shareholders and investors.
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 months agoHow? Are they expecting more ad income to offset the energy costs?
minus-squaret3rmit3@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months 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-up9·3 months agoProbably injecting ads “naturally” into the conversation.
minus-squarezhunk@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 months 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