Google Unveils 'Truth-Adjacent' Search Results to Dodge EU Rules

New Algorithm Optimizes For Belief Rather Than Accuracy, Citing Profit Margins

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Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 1y (4 replies)

What. The. Actual. Fuck. Google.

DBNinja@lemm.ee · 22 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Ate the onion (¿ǝqʎɐɯ pǝɥɔʇᴉlƃ ɹo)

Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Damn. This article is so well crafted that I legitimately thought Google was being Google

Deconceptualist@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

You honestly read the article and still felt that way?

Excerpt:

The algorithm, trained exclusively on Reddit upvotes and Twitter ratio statistics, has achieved record-high user satisfaction scores.

Unfortunately, I can see that happen, alas sad times are these .