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Well yeah, but it would be way more expensive and you would have orders of magnitude less data. There are also issues with biased sampling. Point being, the se
by GrapeFriedNiggr 7y ago
Well yeah, but it would be way more expensive and you would have orders of magnitude less data. There are also issues with biased sampling.
Point being, the search wouldn't be as good.
- ryandrake 7y agoThis assumes a fixed definition of “good.” I would argue that the search would be better because it was done using data collected only from parties who have given consent. You can define “good” in terms of cost, revenue, sampling bias, relevance, etc. I can define it in terms of ethical data collection and usage. Who’s to say which definition is correct?
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