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> a chat bot answering question queries instead of just trying to link to sites with answers And kill their golden goose? Google makes more money the longer yo

by jakear 4y ago

> a chat bot answering question queries instead of just trying to link to sites with answers And kill their golden goose? Google makes more money the longer you spend on their ad-ridden search result pages. I don't doubt they'll make a question answering bot, but the real question is how they fund it (see edit above for my guess).

Jensson 4y ago
> Google makes more money the longer you spend on their ad-ridden search result pages. So why not keep people there by having an engaging chat bot? Could even refresh and add new context sensitive ads every time you ask something new.
kerpotgh 4y ago
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swatcoder 4y ago
A ChatGPT-like AI that's answering your question in the context of your recent search and browsing history can make a pretty darn sophisticated guess about what ads you might be primed to see. But deploying something like that at scale not only means developing the consumer experience but also the ad placement platform that generates optimal revenue from it. It's not a thing to toss over the wall just because ChatGPT won some news cycles.
riku_iki 4y ago
> Google makes more money the longer you spend on their ad-ridden search result pages. Chat bots also can very naturally embed advertisement: btw, I think you would really love to check this related product which according to many reviews can help with the problem you just asked me about.
selcuka 4y ago
> And kill their golden goose? Someone will kill their golden goose sooner or later. It's better if they kill it themselves and silently replace it with something else.
bemmu 4y ago
Maybe while you ask questions to ChatLaMDA, it could also show a sidebar of relevant web pages mixed with AdWords results related to your questions. Although clicking on them might not be quite as natural as clicking as part of search results, so still massive damage to the golden goose.

by jakear 4y ago

Jensson 4y ago

> Google makes more money the longer you spend on their ad-ridden search result pages. So why not keep people there by having an engaging chat bot? Could even refresh and add new context sensitive ads every time you ask something new.

kerpotgh 4y ago

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swatcoder 4y ago

A ChatGPT-like AI that's answering your question in the context of your recent search and browsing history can make a pretty darn sophisticated guess about what ads you might be primed to see. But deploying something like that at scale not only means developing the consumer experience but also the ad placement platform that generates optimal revenue from it. It's not a thing to toss over the wall just because ChatGPT won some news cycles.

riku_iki 4y ago

> Google makes more money the longer you spend on their ad-ridden search result pages. Chat bots also can very naturally embed advertisement: btw, I think you would really love to check this related product which according to many reviews can help with the problem you just asked me about.

selcuka 4y ago

> And kill their golden goose? Someone will kill their golden goose sooner or later. It's better if they kill it themselves and silently replace it with something else.

bemmu 4y ago

Maybe while you ask questions to ChatLaMDA, it could also show a sidebar of relevant web pages mixed with AdWords results related to your questions. Although clicking on them might not be quite as natural as clicking as part of search results, so still massive damage to the golden goose.