Google is freaking out about ChatGPT

Re:Google is freaking out about ChatGPT by CamelCaseName on Sunday January 22, 2023 @07:45PM (#34484060)

Google Maps is unequivocally the champion in terms of reviews, and this is what really matters when it comes to actually finding places to go.

Not just that, but it's directly monetizable because if the user journey starts with a Google Maps search query, e.g. "lunch near me", those first few results are worth real money.

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Re:Google is freaking out about ChatGPT by lumost on Sunday January 22, 2023 @08:24PM (#34484312)

Isn’t this saying that google maps started optimizing the thing that made money- rather than the thing customers want?

Apple Maps will get better at reviews as more people switch over.

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Re:Google is freaking out about ChatGPT by bushbaba on Sunday January 22, 2023 @11:23PM (#34485437)

Apple Maps leverages yelp for reviews which is a better dataset than google reviews.

And just like above said, google is optimizing for ad revenue not user experience. This opens the door for a competitor to swoop in and offer better results.

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Re:Google is freaking out about ChatGPT by mrfluffybeard on Monday January 23, 2023 @02:45AM (#34486453)

Google reviews is more superior when it comes to europe.

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