Asking gemini if google is a monopoly

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/16950456

For those who don't know google gemini is an AI created by google

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TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org · 57 pts · 2y

"We aren't a monopoly because we don't just control web search, we also control all this other tech..."

dan@upvote.au · 45 pts · 2y

I mean, it's trained on internet content, and there's probably a lot of articles that say "Google" and "monopoly" in close proximity.

SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 24 pts · 2y (2 replies)

-a matter of legal and economic interpretation

If there's a possible interpretation that a company is a monopoly, they're a monopoly.

NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I agree on the merits, but the contrarian in me has to point out that any company is a monopoly through some convoluted interpretation. For example: Logitech has a monopoly on mice and keyboards that work with their proprietary software.

targetx@programming.dev · 5 pts · 2y

Exactly, it's why I don't buy Logitech anymore!

fubarx@lemmy.ml · 15 pts · 2y

Wait until AGI!

AGI: Yes.

Wait until the sentient robots!

Sentient robots: Yes.

Wait until biological...

Biologics: Glub, glub. Yes.

mister_brown@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

Damn, busted

HStone32@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

"If you're here about the health advisory that aired on channel six recently, say 'silly ol' advisory.'"

BF2040@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Other search engines use Google for their results. There are very few independent web crawlers.

rain_worl@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y

there are many google alternatives! here are all of them:

  • bing