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I don't get it. People around me have been saying Google is shit for years now but I can't see it. I still reach for google for any minor query, and it's super responsive and it's super helpful. Yes of course I am aware that for certain queries you get a lot of results that have manipulated their way to the top. I just think I have a very good natural bullshit-filter.
A Google query returns in <<500ms (for me anyways). Try that with your shiny LLM's.
On the other hand, their AlphaFold effirts seem to have no real competition, so it would be funny if the whole company pivoted into biotech one day :D
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Not an answer to your question, but Github code search is great: https://github.com/features/code-search
Yeah I'm really glad GitHub finally has functioning code search (how many years did it take?), but I don't like being forced to use it for simple stuff. It's slow and doesn't include source code or documentation that's not on GitHub. I don't always know in advance whether the answer to my query lives in GitHub or not...
Google's search of Reddit is better than Reddit's search of Reddit. Google AI search can also give you the information you're looking for directly without having to manually filter through a bunch of on page junk (ads, distracting UI, irrelevant content)
It’s especially good when you need to find out the recommended amount of rocks to eat per day
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I don’t like the company and stopped using Google search over 5 years ago. I don’t miss it or even notice its absence. I have to remind myself Google is a massive part of many people’s experience of the internet.
Which company is better? When it comes to that level of data and maturity I think there is no valid competition. I've consciously made the decision that I don't care what Google does with my data. They're going to attempt to track me regardless of if I use their services or not. I have friends who live off grid to get away from internet tracking but I don't envy their lifestyle. So I think like most conscious people…
Just because you’re used to using their products and it’s convenient to use them doesn’t mean there aren’t valid alternatives, or that using those equals “suffering”.
That has to be the most first world rant I’ve seen in a while.
It's the top search engine by a large margin and generates tens of billions of revenue. You can't declare something dead just because you notice a decline in it.