hedge@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 month agoGoogle Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web resultsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldplanetdyne@fed.dyne.orgtechnology
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minus-squareMs. ArmoredThirteenlinkfedilinkarrow-up71·1 month 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-up18·1 month agoAppeasing shareholders and investors.
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 month agoHow? Are they expecting more ad income to offset the energy costs?
minus-squaret3rmit3@beehaw.orgcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·30 days 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-up8·1 month agoProbably injecting ads “naturally” into the conversation.
minus-squarezhunk@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15·30 days 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