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Thread #173397   Message #4210368
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
25-Oct-24 - 07:52 AM
Thread Name: Tech: Do Google searches w/o AI 'results' on page
Subject: RE: Tech: Do Google searches w/o AI 'results' on page
latest, most unbelievable results for a search.

I'm looking up publishing details of one of my mother's dressmaking books.

I put "E.L.G. Gough - Processes in Dressmaking. A&R, r/p 1958" into google & found the catalogue entry from the National Library of Australia, the library has copies of 1928 & 1937 editions - perfect, what better source of info can I find. The State Library of New South Wales also has a copy.

results of search there are 5 pages of entries & the following entries relate to indigenous Australians, Polio, the sexual revolution(!!), fashion stylists (?), floods ... (page 2) - NY city travel, an AI powered website & more

AI!!! that explains everything

I checked page 4 & found this "In order to show you the most relevant results, we have omitted some entries very similar to the 33 already displayed.
If you like, you can repeat the search with the omitted results included."

no thanks