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Google Cuts Thousands of Workers Improving Search After Search Results Scientifically Shown to Suck (www.vice.com)

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Google Cuts Thousands of Workers Improving Search After Search Results Scientifically Shown to Suck::"These workers provide critical support that keeps Google’s flagship Search results and Bard AI safe and functional for the company’s billions of users," the union representing the contractors said.

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[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 53 points 9 months ago

Managers do all the real work, thus deserve all the compensation

- managers everywhere, every day

I may not know how to write programs, but I could still do a better job than people with decades of experience in doing exactly that

- these particular managers

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They've laid off programmers, but the people in this particular story aren't programmers.

[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 9 points 9 months ago

The workers in question are employed by RaterLabs, an Appen subsidiary specializing in search engine evaluation. They are responsible for training Google’s search algorithm by testing search queries and rating the accuracy and relevance of the results.

Oh, yeah probably you're right.

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