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We're still learning ... how to Google anything efficiently and how to filter the crap. I think we're good with search as a part of our extended cognition. One
by visarga 4y ago
We're still learning ... how to Google anything efficiently and how to filter the crap. I think we're good with search as a part of our extended cognition. One advantage is the ability to quickly dive into any topic and learn what we need on the spot.
As a student I was cramming before exams and forgetting everything almost as fast, to make space for the next batch. And that was before Google.
To make a parallel - we have pure language models, and retrieval based language models that have access to a search engine. Retrieval LMs get a 25x boost in efficiency (DeepMind RETRO).