Google’s nascent MUM technology could evolve into a chatbot replacement for search engines. For some searches, that’s fine. For others, it’s beyond problematic.

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The next monthly, long-form episode of FIR will drop on Monday, April 18, 2022. FIR “shorts” — episodes under 15 minutes — will be available several times each week.

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Special thanks to Jay Moonah for the opening and closing music.

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Links from this episode:

• Chatbots could one day replace search engines. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea.

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