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Okay? As I said, google has been giving incorrect results for decades. Now, just like before, it gives incorrect answers sometimes. But it has gotten a LOT better at giving those correct answers.
You are arguing on bad faith. It is a fact that Google results have been getting worse over time. What is your point? That with extra effort, you might get the answer you're looking for? Google used to be the king of search! Other search engines don't seem to have a problem answering the question is the point others are trying to make, despite Google's massive revenue.
Care to back up that unfounded claim?
Two for one! Mind giving me some supporting evidence? Nothing anecdotal, mind you. Show me that "other search engines" answer questions better than google, statistically.
I can back up that claim by pointing to the popularity of other search engines. People are now even paying to search because Google has become a nightmare due to SEO.
As to your other question: did you even read the other comments on this thread before you jumped to Google's defense?
I used to totally be a Google fanboy, like you still are, but they're failing us, dude, and somewhere deep down, I think you realize that.
I would love to see that research paper. Just to be clear: you are claiming that google is... Not the most popular search engine? Or that it is losing popularity?
You still haven't answered my questions, though.
Why don't you show us some proof that google search is unchanged compared to what it was 10 years go.
When did I make that claim?
As to my point, it is that google searches have not failed me to date, AI has only improved it, and saying "but it gave me something wrong once!" is basically that "old man yells at clouds" meme.