"OK, Google. Navigate to Osaka Grill."

[tofugolem@mastodon.social]

"OK, Google. Navigate to Osaka Grill."

There is a restaurant named "Osaka Grill" that is 11 minutes away from my home.

There is a restaurant named "Osaka" that is 29 minutes away from my home.

Before Gemini, Google Assistant was smart enough to figure out that I meant the place with the stated name that is closer to me, not the place with a similar name that is farther away.

The more AI they add, the dumber it gets.

[revndm@queer.cool]

@tofugolem “Ok I have found Osaka, it is approximately 18 hours away. Is that the one?”

[drjay@mastodon.energy]

@tofugolem Could it be the restaurant that is farther away has paid a "placement fee" to Google?

[tofugolem@mastodon.social]

@DrJay
That's possible, but if so, they only paid Google recently.

[dirtyancom@kolektiva.social]

@tofugolem The smartest Siri has even been was the first year after it was released.

(Also the predictive typing on keyboards.)