hedgetoTechnology@beehaw.orgEnglish·5 months agocross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldGoogle Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results(arstechnica.com)external-linkarrow-up1189arrow-down10message-square43fedilink
arrow-up1189arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results(arstechnica.com)hedgetoTechnology@beehaw.orgEnglish·5 months agocross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldmessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareMs. ArmoredThirteenarrow-up76arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkBillions 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-squareThalestrEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkAppeasing shareholders and investors.
minus-squareMonkderDrittearrow-up13arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkHow? Are they expecting more ad income to offset the energy costs?
minus-squaret3rmit3arrow-up10arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilink“Google, how do I calculate the circumference of a sphere?” “Sign up for online math classes with University of Arizona today!”
minus-squareBlackmistEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkProbably injecting ads “naturally” into the conversation.
minus-squarezhunkarrow-up15arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkAnd 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