boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Researchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worsewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square102linkfedilinkarrow-up1681arrow-down112cross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1669arrow-down1external-linkResearchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worsewww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square102linkfedilinkcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.ml
minus-squareGot_Bent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 年前Whoa. I did a search that would inevitably bring nothing but sponsored bullshit on Google - “best tires” My results were cartalk, consumer reports, cnet, and the consumer insider. Nary a national chain trying to sell me something in sight.
minus-squareslumberlust@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 年前Aren’t all of those sites just more adverts masquerading as information?
minus-squareR0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 年前That’s the biggest problem, can’t even get straight data and ads separately. Now the articles are the ads, and SEO/adspace has made search results even less useful.
minus-squareasteriskeverything@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 年前Comments are the ads now too.
minus-squareR0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 年前Yeah especially with LLM models, now you can automate your shills.
minus-squareisles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前(Not important, but the M in LLM is “Model”)
Whoa. I did a search that would inevitably bring nothing but sponsored bullshit on Google - “best tires”
My results were cartalk, consumer reports, cnet, and the consumer insider.
Nary a national chain trying to sell me something in sight.
Aren’t all of those sites just more adverts masquerading as information?
That’s the biggest problem, can’t even get straight data and ads separately. Now the articles are the ads, and SEO/adspace has made search results even less useful.
Comments are the ads now too.
Yeah especially with LLM models, now you can automate your shills.
(Not important, but the M in LLM is “Model”)