There are many anecdotal complaints about Google search not being what it used to be. A German computer scientist and his colleagues <a href="http://seroundtable.s3.amazonaws.com/bevendorff_2024a.pdf">put this theory to the test</a> recently focusing on product reviews. Today on the show, we bring their findings to Google's chief search scientist. Related episodes: How Fortnite brought Google to its knees (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000656437271">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SPGRULWuRIkUh7sf7tTaU?si=9fpMDNXsRK25wUh0-RIs9g">Spotify</a>) <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/02/15/1157248899/microsoft-vs-google-whose-ai-is-better">Microsoft vs. Google: Whose AI Is better?</a> (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000599845976">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0E0YP9mDklnaK9tPb3hxVN?si=RUcgBnSNQQCzH8koOv1z5Q">Spotify</a>) For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/">Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money">Newsletter</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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