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Has anyone else noticed how search quality on YouTube and Google have worsened? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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In the case of YouTube, only after a few results they become completely unrelated to my search.

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[โ€“] 8 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

Probably because it's prioritising what it thinks you're more likely to click on more than the actual search term. AI recommendations basically.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago*

    Which sucks when you're the kind of person that craves novelty. Just because I watched a nature documentary about sharks doesn't mean all I want to watch are shark videos. YouTube doesn't seem to understand that.

    Thankfully, a lot of people gave really good suggestions when I made this Ask Lemmy post a few months ago. I'm still working my way down the list. Whenever YouTube search fails to give me something new or interesting, I check back on that page and pick a channel somebody suggested. Otherwise, the algorithm gets real stale, real quick.

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