Google's New A.I. Search Engine Should Leave the Media Very Worried

This article is from Big Technology, a newsletter by Alex Kantrowitz. At Google's I/O developer conference this week, the company showed an experimental version of its search engine handling an almost unimaginably difficult query. Asked whether a family with kids under three years old and a dog would prefer Arches National Park or Bryce Canyon, Google scoured the internet and returned a lengthy, detailed answer. It noted that while only Bryce had paths that allowed dogs, kids might love the rock formations at Arches, and that Arches still had plenty of dog-friendly campgrounds, pullouts, and roads. "Now, search does the heavy lifting for you," said Google Search VP Cathy Edwards.