{"id":6655,"date":"2022-08-11T12:36:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T10:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/11\/data-void-google-to-stop-giving-answers-to-silly-questions\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T12:36:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T10:36:05","slug":"data-void-google-to-stop-giving-answers-to-silly-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/11\/data-void-google-to-stop-giving-answers-to-silly-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Data void\u2019: Google to stop giving answers to silly questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Search engine updates \u2018featured snippets\u2019 to reduce the number of often comical errors it makes<\/p>\n

Google will stop giving snappy answers to stupid questions, the company has announced, as it seeks to improve its search engine\u2019s \u201cfeatured snippets\u201d service.<\/p>\n

That means users should see fewer answers to questions such as \u201cWhen did Snoopy assassinate Abraham Lincoln?\u201d, to which the service would once merrily respond with \u201c1865\u201d \u2013 the right date, but very much the wrong assassin.<\/p>\n

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\nSearch engine updates \u2018featured snippets\u2019 to reduce the number of often comical errors it makes
\nGoogle will stop giving snappy answers to stupid questions, the company has announced, as it seeks to improve its search engine\u2019s \u201cfeatured snippets\u201d service.
\nThat means users should see fewer answers to questions such as \u201cWhen did Snoopy assassinate Abraham Lincoln?\u201d, to which the service would once merrily respond with \u201c1865\u201d \u2013 the right date, but very much the wrong assassin. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Search engine updates \u2018featured snippets\u2019 to reduce the number of often comical errors it makes Google will stop giving snappy answers to stupid questions, the company has announced, as it seeks to improve its search engine\u2019s \u201cfeatured snippets\u201d service. That means users should see fewer answers to questions such as \u201cWhen did Snoopy assassinate Abraham …<\/p>\n

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