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New York Anglesey
Friday 20 Oct 2023
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Since its inception 25 years ago, Google has always saved the day whether you’re pondering things like “Do the blind see in their dreams” or simply trying to get it right in the hallway before you get to the interview room. As one of the most reliable search engines in the world, Google has given most of its searches the best results. However, even with all the natural language processing advancements over the years, it can struggle to understand the context behind certain questions.
While there have been several search fails, we thought this particular case was funny. We tried asking Google for its vice president with a very straightforward query of google vice president, and that’s where the daze began. The search results showed the correct information, offering links to sites that outlined Google's corporate structure. But we were confounded by the search engine’s knowledge graph card — the glanceable info at the top of the results was all about US Vice President Kamala Harris.
While there have been several search fails, we thought this particular case was funny. We tried asking Google for its vice president with a very straightforward query of google vice president, and that’s where the daze began. The search results showed the correct information, offering links to sites that outlined Google's corporate structure. But we were confounded by the search engine’s knowledge graph card — the glanceable info at the top of the results was all about US Vice President Kamala Harris.