We have always been approximating relevance. Every keyword list, every TF-IDF score, every editorial judgment about whether a page “covers the topic” has been an attempt to answer a single question: is this content about the thing the user is looking for? The tools changed. The question did not. What changed, meaningfully, is the resolution […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Is OK With AI Mode Replacing Classic Search
In a recent interview, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that sources and links will always be a part of the AI answers and when asked how he feels about a decline in the use of Classic Search in favor of AI Search, he mentioned that Google will survive on a blend of subscriptions and advertising. […]