Hurry up and die, says the net to old people

Hurry up and die, says the net to old people
I started typing the words “old people should…” Here’s how Google finished the sentence. Do try this at home. Watch closely as you type “old people should” into Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s Bing, Mozilla’s Firefox – or a search engine that respects your privacy and doesn’t track you like DuckDuckGo or StartPage. Whichever one you use, it will immediately start ...

Old people should – die? Thanks, Google 1

Old people should - die? Thanks, Google
Google is like those annoying people who finish your sentences. You start to type into the search bar and before you finish the first word or two, it’s suggesting the rest of what it thinks you want to find out. It’s not mind-reading and it’s not suggestion. It’s called “auto-complete”. An algorithm that predicts and ...