Katie Notopolous
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continuing to own search, essentially, that these other models are not going to get away with
continuing to own search, essentially, that these other models are not going to get away with
continuing to own search, essentially, that these other models are not going to get away with
Yeah, I think about a lot of what librarians do, right? They don't know all the information in the world, but they know where it exists and where to go look for it, right? They sort of know what the indexes are to go search out the things. And you can say, I have a question, I don't know where to look, and they'll say, I don't know the answer to your question, but I can tell you where to look.
Yeah, I think about a lot of what librarians do, right? They don't know all the information in the world, but they know where it exists and where to go look for it, right? They sort of know what the indexes are to go search out the things. And you can say, I have a question, I don't know where to look, and they'll say, I don't know the answer to your question, but I can tell you where to look.
Yeah, I think about a lot of what librarians do, right? They don't know all the information in the world, but they know where it exists and where to go look for it, right? They sort of know what the indexes are to go search out the things. And you can say, I have a question, I don't know where to look, and they'll say, I don't know the answer to your question, but I can tell you where to look.
And I think that's what's missing from the equation right now. This current version of it is not good at telling you where to look for the answer, right? And I think that the SEO stuff had borked search results so much that was also getting frustrating for the regular people. And that's why they were putting Reddit on the end.
And I think that's what's missing from the equation right now. This current version of it is not good at telling you where to look for the answer, right? And I think that the SEO stuff had borked search results so much that was also getting frustrating for the regular people. And that's why they were putting Reddit on the end.
And I think that's what's missing from the equation right now. This current version of it is not good at telling you where to look for the answer, right? And I think that the SEO stuff had borked search results so much that was also getting frustrating for the regular people. And that's why they were putting Reddit on the end.
But like I do think that everyone in their mind, if you've been on the internet for a while, you have your own repository of librarian knowledge of like where to go to look for the thing, right? If I want to know about something that's happening worldwide, right now, this second, like, I know that probably Twitter or X is the place I want to go for that information. Or if I want to, like...
But like I do think that everyone in their mind, if you've been on the internet for a while, you have your own repository of librarian knowledge of like where to go to look for the thing, right? If I want to know about something that's happening worldwide, right now, this second, like, I know that probably Twitter or X is the place I want to go for that information. Or if I want to, like...
But like I do think that everyone in their mind, if you've been on the internet for a while, you have your own repository of librarian knowledge of like where to go to look for the thing, right? If I want to know about something that's happening worldwide, right now, this second, like, I know that probably Twitter or X is the place I want to go for that information. Or if I want to, like...
learn about a makeup technique or something. I will probably watch a TikTok video. I wouldn't necessarily search Google because I know I'm going to get a bad Google result. And I think that you just know all that stuff just because you've been on the internet and you look for stuff. And that's what we do on our phones all day is acquiring this knowledge.
learn about a makeup technique or something. I will probably watch a TikTok video. I wouldn't necessarily search Google because I know I'm going to get a bad Google result. And I think that you just know all that stuff just because you've been on the internet and you look for stuff. And that's what we do on our phones all day is acquiring this knowledge.
learn about a makeup technique or something. I will probably watch a TikTok video. I wouldn't necessarily search Google because I know I'm going to get a bad Google result. And I think that you just know all that stuff just because you've been on the internet and you look for stuff. And that's what we do on our phones all day is acquiring this knowledge.
What's tricky is when Google comes along and says, don't worry about all that stuff that you think you already know. We're going to change it for you. Because then it turns out like it's not necessarily a great result. And I do worry that if we sort of lose the sense of knowing where to look for what's going to give me a good result and we just rely on this.
What's tricky is when Google comes along and says, don't worry about all that stuff that you think you already know. We're going to change it for you. Because then it turns out like it's not necessarily a great result. And I do worry that if we sort of lose the sense of knowing where to look for what's going to give me a good result and we just rely on this.
What's tricky is when Google comes along and says, don't worry about all that stuff that you think you already know. We're going to change it for you. Because then it turns out like it's not necessarily a great result. And I do worry that if we sort of lose the sense of knowing where to look for what's going to give me a good result and we just rely on this.
Or maybe younger people who are becoming online, this is just the only way they are used to searching is relying on AI answers for things. You don't know when you're getting information that's been sourced from a really stupid like Reddit joke or Facebook. the purveyor of personal wipes is telling you about medical information.
Or maybe younger people who are becoming online, this is just the only way they are used to searching is relying on AI answers for things. You don't know when you're getting information that's been sourced from a really stupid like Reddit joke or Facebook. the purveyor of personal wipes is telling you about medical information.