Google turned me into a serial killer

Re:Google turned me into a serial killer by cntrmmbrpsswrd on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:04PM (#27624439)

This is not true. While the content may initially be auto-generated, the Google KG is worked on extensively by real people. There are regional teams which work to verify and source the information that is out there. My sister works on the traditional Chinese team (mostly out of Taiwan or Taiwanese ABCs). These teams, as far as I know, are WFH contract workers.

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Re:Google turned me into a serial killer by neartheplain on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:31PM (#27624753)

Can users tell when info box answers have been auto-generated vs. curated? How often is KG content updated or re-verified, as in the case of businesses changing their operating hours? Are KG verifiers subject matter experts, e.g. medical professionals, or unskilled workers?

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Re:Google turned me into a serial killer by Too on Friday June 25, 2021 @04:25AM (#27628363)

Real people or not, I've been burned by false opening hours on google maps so many times I will never trust it again. I'd rather spend 20 seconds extra to visit the official webpage rather than a 25% chance of traveling half an hour to realize it's closed. Even if extensive work by a human team can reduce this to a 10% chance it's still not worth my trouble.

As the old adage goes. The only thing worse than no documentation is outdated/incorrect documentation.

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Re:Google turned me into a serial killer by joe_the_user on Thursday June 24, 2021 @09:05PM (#27625963)

I believe you but anyone got links? This is interesting information.

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