You Don't Need Re-Ranking: Understanding the Superlinked Vector Layer(superlinked.com) When it comes to vector search, it's not just about matching words. Understanding the meaning behind them is equally important. But there are challenges. Sometimes, factors like text meaning, popularity, and recency can lead to results that aren't quite right. This is because vector search isn't always perfect at making precise matches.
Google pretends to be in on the joke, but its focus on AI Mode search is serious(arstechnica.com) Google used to be all about the 10 blue links, but that was then, and this is now. You have to scroll farther than ever to get to the links in Google search results, and now this trend is being taken to its ultimate conclusion. At I/O, the company has announced a major expansion of AI Mode search, which heralds a new era for its signature product.
12 points by ChrisArchitect 17 days ago | 0 comments
A simple search engine from scratch(bernsteinbear.com) Chris and I spent a couple hours the other day creating a search engine for my blog from “scratch”. Mostly he walked me through it because I only vaguely knew what word2vec was before this experiment.
17 points by thelazyorcas 19 days ago | 3 comments
Internet Search Is Not a Naive Information Retrieval Problem(gojiberries.io) The research demonstrates something interesting about language models' ability to simulate search behavior in controlled conditions. But claiming equivalence to a "real search engine" is like saying you've built a military defense system because your soldiers performed well in peacetime maneuvers. The real test isn't whether it works when nobody's trying to break it—it's whether it works when half the internet is trying to game it for profit.
Google’s dominance on search is declining – for the first time ever(tuta.com) For over a decade, Google has dominated the online search market. With a global market share over 90%, Google had the power how billions of people search the web and access information. But now, for the first time since 2015, more than 1 out of 10 people use alternative search engines. Is this a first sign of the Google dominance coming to an end?
12 points by yagizdegirmenci 31 days ago | 1 comments
Towards the Blank Search Bar(fi-le.net) The trouble began with a bookmark. A genuinely great web page, or a useful little gadget, which I saved to come back later. It would be a happy moment in my next day, I thought, when I come back to it. Surely enough, I did come back the next day, when I typed some letters into the browser trying to... well, what I was trying to type I cannot exactly recall.
Launch HN: Exa (YC S21) – The web as a database(ycombinator.com) Hey HN! We’re Will and Jeff from Exa (https://exa.ai). We recently launched Exa Websets, an embeddings-powered search engine designed to return exactly what you’re asking for. You can get precise results for complex queries like “all startups working on open-source developer tools based in SF, founded 2021-2025”.
23 points by softwaredoug 32 days ago | 2 comments
Google can train search AI with web content even with opt-out(bloomberg.com) Google can train its search-specific AI products, like AI Overviews, on content across the web even when the publishers have chosen to opt out of training Google’s AI products, a vice-president of product at the company testified in court on Friday.
Google Search in Decline(tuta.com) For over a decade, Google has dominated the online search market. With a global market share over 90%, Google had the power how billions of people search the web and access information. But now, for the first time since 2015, more than 1 out of 10 people use alternative search engines. Is this a first sign of the Google dominance coming to an end?
Try Switching to Kagi(daringfireball.net) Aaron Pressman, writing earlier this month in The Boston Globe, “Why I Abandoned Google Search After 27 Years — and What I’m Using Instead”:
Break Google's Search Monopoly Without Breaking the Web(open-web-advocacy.org) In late 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in conjunction with state attorneys general representing 11 states, brought a landmark antitrust case against Google for unlawfully maintaining a monopoly in the general search engine market.