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While I don’t doubt Google will create better search features, Google search is dead. My kids will just have a device that responds to their queries using AI.

While I don’t doubt Google will create better search features, Google search is dead. My kids will just have a device that responds to their queries using AI. If that device isn’t made by Google, it won’t use Google search. Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Nintendo will all aggregate data with their own AI front end. Google’s saving grace is Youtube.

simmerup 4y ago
If this is the case, you’re effectively talking about replacing the internet with procedurally generated text. That’s all well and good, but with no internet of blogs made by people … what will the AI be trained on?
- balls187 4y ago
  That’s an interesting question. I’ll rephrase it, what will compel content creators? For some authors, it’s the desire to pass on knowledge. For others, it’s montetization. Just as the internet decimated the print business, Generative AI will decimate the content business. My dad bought Chilton’s automotive manuals. I used Google/YouTube. What will my children use?
  - zamnos 4y ago
    With any luck, AR glasses that show exactly the nuts and bolts to loosen at their pace, instead of a YouTube video with a mechanic standing in the way, that you have to repeatedly rewind and rewatch in order to get the confusing bit.
- kolinko 4y ago
  Few people read blogs nowadays - they are virtually unfindible with Google, because it's page rank values them poorly.
dzhiurgis 4y ago
We already have LLM that can run on smartphones, maybe even watches. Just about every tech company will have a better chatgpt clone very soon.
- balls187 4y ago
  Exactly. So how will AI powered Google Search be relevant?
geuis 4y ago
Except that search on YouTube is also a terrible experience. You get maybe 10 videos related to the query, then just a flood of completely unrelated stuff. You used to be able to scroll down far enough to get more results, but I'm not sure that even works anymore. Just tried with "Keto garlic noodles recipe" (something I've been playing with recently). 1 result, then shorts, 2 more results, then MORE shorts, then more results that have mixed relevancy. Oh yup and a pro-sugar anti-keto propaganda video mixed in because, why not. Scroll down a bit more and yup, more shorts section. Keep scrolling and now YouTube is just injecting short videos in the results feed like normal videos instead of the horizontal short sections like higher up. YouTube search is f-ing broken. Sorry for the language.
- balls187 4y ago
  I dont doubt Youtube search sucks, but, my point was kids love YouTube and that is how Google will perhaps stay relevant. Unless they keep treating creators like trash and eventually a more creator friendly platform comes around that kids glom onto.

simmerup 4y ago

If this is the case, you’re effectively talking about replacing the internet with procedurally generated text. That’s all well and good, but with no internet of blogs made by people … what will the AI be trained on?

balls187 4y ago
That’s an interesting question. I’ll rephrase it, what will compel content creators? For some authors, it’s the desire to pass on knowledge. For others, it’s montetization. Just as the internet decimated the print business, Generative AI will decimate the content business. My dad bought Chilton’s automotive manuals. I used Google/YouTube. What will my children use?
- zamnos 4y ago
  With any luck, AR glasses that show exactly the nuts and bolts to loosen at their pace, instead of a YouTube video with a mechanic standing in the way, that you have to repeatedly rewind and rewatch in order to get the confusing bit.
kolinko 4y ago
Few people read blogs nowadays - they are virtually unfindible with Google, because it's page rank values them poorly.

dzhiurgis 4y ago

We already have LLM that can run on smartphones, maybe even watches. Just about every tech company will have a better chatgpt clone very soon.

balls187 4y ago
Exactly. So how will AI powered Google Search be relevant?

geuis 4y ago

Except that search on YouTube is also a terrible experience. You get maybe 10 videos related to the query, then just a flood of completely unrelated stuff. You used to be able to scroll down far enough to get more results, but I'm not sure that even works anymore. Just tried with "Keto garlic noodles recipe" (something I've been playing with recently). 1 result, then shorts, 2 more results, then MORE shorts, then more results that have mixed relevancy. Oh yup and a pro-sugar anti-keto propaganda video mixed in because, why not. Scroll down a bit more and yup, more shorts section. Keep scrolling and now YouTube is just injecting short videos in the results feed like normal videos instead of the horizontal short sections like higher up. YouTube search is f-ing broken. Sorry for the language.

balls187 4y ago
I dont doubt Youtube search sucks, but, my point was kids love YouTube and that is how Google will perhaps stay relevant. Unless they keep treating creators like trash and eventually a more creator friendly platform comes around that kids glom onto.