TY - JOUR
T1 - The search continues
T2 - Content used to be king, but context is now everything – and ‘smart’ can morph into ‘stupid’
AU - Mason, Jon
PY - 2023/6/6
Y1 - 2023/6/6
N2 - Beyond the search paradigm. Long before today’s misinformation age, the toxic turn of social media and the monetisation of our personal data, search established itself as the pivotal technology of the web. Search reigned supreme. It transformed education, knowledge creation and even the way we talk to our friends – who hasn’t reached for Google at the first sign of disagreement over some trivial fact? But now the role of search in supporting inquiry is being challenged.
AB - Beyond the search paradigm. Long before today’s misinformation age, the toxic turn of social media and the monetisation of our personal data, search established itself as the pivotal technology of the web. Search reigned supreme. It transformed education, knowledge creation and even the way we talk to our friends – who hasn’t reached for Google at the first sign of disagreement over some trivial fact? But now the role of search in supporting inquiry is being challenged.
UR - https://thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/june-2023/artificial-intelligence/the-search-continues/
U2 - 10.51428/tsr.ngtq5087
DO - 10.51428/tsr.ngtq5087
M3 - Comment/debate
JO - Sociological Review Magazine
JF - Sociological Review Magazine
IS - June 2023
ER -