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Curated might be better, Google has been wrong in their answers in the past.
by noobermin 7y ago
Curated might be better, Google has been wrong in their answers in the past.
- wongarsu 7y agoNot only are the sources of WolframAlpha curated, they even go the extra step to make sure it's correct. From their FAQ: "How is Wolfram|Alpha's data checked? We use a portfolio of automated and manual methods, including statistics, visualization, source cross-checking and expert review. With trillions of pieces of data, it's inevitable that there are still errors out there. [...] How is real-time data curated? Wolfram|Alpha effectively checks real-time data (such as weather, earthquakes, market prices, etc.) against built-in criteria and models. If an unexpected deviation is found, Wolfram|Alpha will normally indicate it, for example by showing lines as dashed." https://www.wolframalpha.com/faqs/#data-in-wolfram-alpha https://www.wolframalpha.com/faqs/#data-in-wolfram-alpha
- MereInterest 7y agoI think the best one I've seen was when Google's natural language processing mistook the subject of a sentence. Rather than saying that the Mariner 10 space probe used a gravity assist on Venus to reach Mercury, it instead said that Mercury received a gravity assist from Venus.
- tzs 7y agoOr maybe Google was getting its astronomy from a site that believes Immanuel Velikovsky's theories... [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worlds_in_Collision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worlds_in_Collision