Apparently Google is about to make changes to its search engine. The New Scientist reports…
“A Google research team is adapting that model to measure the trustworthiness of a page, rather than its reputation across the web. Instead of counting incoming links, the system – which is not yet live – counts the number of incorrect facts within a page.”
It will be very interesting to see what is to be considered as the truth.
There are areas where we might not have reached the final conclusion on what is true, where we need additional information to fully understand what is going on – or where “common knowledge” simply is wrong. Suddenly we are moving into the realm of what we don’t know that we don’t know…
And what about disputed areas — such as war on drugs versus legalisation and harm reduction? Who will decide what is true? On what grounds?
If the “truth” is to be decided from what the majority believes – Google might become a truly conservative and reactionary force.
Tread carefully. Don’t be evil.
/ HAX
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