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You.com!! Kick Google!

Postby Kraut » Sat Jan 14, 2023 1:20 am

Well, not immediately, it's still Beta. The "study" button or what it conjures up is great.

https://you.com/search?q=nada+mas+llega ... m=youstudy

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robtoews/2 ... 5392a2b14f

The new entrant taking on Google most directly is You.com. Founded by Richard Socher, former Chief Scientist at Salesforce and one of the world’s most widely cited NLP researchers, You.com is reconceptualizing the search engine from the ground up. Its product vision includes a horizontal layout, an emphasis on content summarization, and above all, a commitment to user data privacy.

Challenging Google directly will, to state the obvious, be an uphill battle. There is also significant opportunity for startups in search beyond the consumer internet search market with which Google has become synonymous.

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although a search engine, it can rewrite an essay in a different mode:

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Estaba realisando el camino de santiago en bici y poco antes de llegar a najera me pillo una tormenta. el albergue del pueblo estaba completo pero en este hostal me habian por telefono que tenian una habitacion disponible. Quando llegue alli el dueno, a pesar de verme empapado y tiritando, me hizo esperar mas de 15 minutos para finalmente decirme que se trataba de un error y que estaban completos.


also corrects my orthography

No puedo creer lo que me pasó el otro día! Estaba realizando el Camino de Santiago en bicicleta y, justo antes de llegar a Najera, me pilló una tormenta. El albergue del pueblo estaba completo así que llamé a este hostal para ver si tenían habitación disponible. Cuándo llegué allí, el dueño -pese a verme empapado y tiritando- me hizo esperar más de 15 minutos para decirme finalmente que se trataba de un error

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there is a summarize function:
No suelo escribir opiniones negativas, pues siempre se encuentra algo positivo, pero esta vez no hallé nada por mucho que me esforcé en lograrlo.

Nada más llegar la dueña del hotel pone en duda una reserva telefónica realizada días antes y no se aclaraba entre un amasijo de papeles desordenados. Cuando llegamos por la noche estaba cenando y no se dignó a levantarse a darnos la llave, simplemente nos dijo que la cogiéramos nosotros, pero cuál fue mi sorpresa que cuando accedimos (accedemos )a la habitación resultó (resulta) que ya estaba ocupada por otras personas.

Entonces nos dan otra que tenemos que abrir con una llave maestra que según esta señora "tiene truco". Después de varios intentos conseguimos abrir la habitación, que tiene varias bombillas fundidas y no sale agua caliente en la ducha.

Al bajar a dar las quejas de nuevo no se dignó a comprobarlo, simplemente lo negó sistemáticamente. En fin, un verdadero despropósito y nada digno de un hotel, por muy barato que sea y aunque la categoría sea de dos estrellas. He estado en hostales donde me han tratado infinitamente mejor.


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La calidad del hotel no fue la mejor. La dueña puso en duda una reserva ya hecha, la habitación ya estaba ocupada y la que nos dieron tenía bombillas fundidas y agua fría. A pesar de nuestras quejas, la señora no quiso comprobarlo.
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El trato recibido en el hotel fue inadecuado y la habitación tenía varias deficiencias. La dueña no quiso escuchar las quejas ni tomar medidas para solucionar el problema.
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No tuve una buena experiencia en este hotel. La dueña no se dignó a atendernos cuando llegamos y la habitación tenía bombillas fundidas y no salía agua caliente. No recomendaría este lugar.
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Please rewrite this Spanish text using as many synonyms as you can.

No suelo escribir opiniones negativas, pues siempre se encuentra algo positivo, pero esta vez no hallé nada por mucho que me esforcé en lograrlo. Nada más llegar la dueña del hotel pone en duda una reserva telefónica realizada días antes y no se aclaraba entre un amasijo de papeles desordenados. Cuando llegamos por la noche estaba cenando y no se dignó a levantarse a darnos la llave, simplemente nos dijo que la cogiéramos nosotros, pero cuál fue mi sorpresa que cuando accedimos (accedemos )a la habitación resultó (resulta) que ya estaba ocupada por otras personas. Entonces nos dan otra que tenemos que abrir con una llave maestra que según esta señora "tiene truco". Después de varios intentos conseguimos abrir la habitación, que tiene varias bombillas fundidas y no sale agua caliente en la ducha. Al bajar a dar las quejas de nuevo no se dignó a comprobarlo, simplemente lo negó sistemáticamente. En fin, un verdadero despropósito y nada digno de un hotel, por muy barato que sea y aunque la categoría sea de dos estrellas. He estado en hostales donde me han tratado infinitamente mejor.


Al llegar, la propietaria del hotel puso en duda una reserva telefónica realizada previamente y un desorden de papeles no ayudaba a aclararlo. Llegamos por la noche y ella estaba comiendo, por lo que no se levantó para darnos la llave; nos dijo que la tomaramos nosotros mismos. Sorprendentemente, cuando ingresamos a la habitación, descubrimos que ya la habían ocupado otros huéspedes. Entonces recibimos otra habitación que debíamos abrir con una llave maestra que, según esta mujer, "tenía truco". Finalmente, con varios intentos logramos abrir la habitación, pero muchas de sus lámparas estaban fundidas y no había agua caliente en la ducha. Al bajar para hacer las quejas, la señora no quiso verificarlo;
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Re: You.com!! Kick Google!

Postby Vordhosbn » Sat Jan 14, 2023 3:30 am

I shudder to think how much they paid for that domain name.
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Re: You.com!! Kick Google!

Postby Kraut » Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:26 pm

https://www.theinformation.com/articles ... -to-google

Microsoft could soon get a return on its $1 billion investment in OpenAI, creator of the ChatGPT chatbot, which gives humanlike text answers to questions.

Microsoft is preparing to launch a version of its Bing search engine that uses the artificial intelligence behind ChatGPT to answer some search queries rather than just showing a list of links, according to two people with direct knowledge of the plans. Microsoft hopes the new feature, which could launch before the end of March, will help it outflank Google, its much bigger search rival.
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Re: You.com!! Kick Google!

Postby Kraut » Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:52 am

You.com on the usefulness of its chatbot:

In the wake of ChatGPT, experts and users alike have begun to wonder what highly sophisticated, generative AI means for future search. As Rob Toews from Forbes points out, “Why enter a query and get back a long list of links (the current Google experience) if you could instead have a dynamic conversation with an AI agent in order to find what you are looking for?”

The barrier, according to Toews and other experts, is the propensity of large language models for incorrect data. Tools like ChatGPT confidently provide wrong answers, which many worry, could supercharge misinformation and propaganda.

That changes today.



With the introduction of citations and real-time data, You.com has upgraded a large language model for increased relevance and accuracy. It allows you to find answers to complex questions and unlocks functionality never before seen in a search engine.
https://blog.you.com/introducing-youcha ... f7badcd655
Meet YouChat — The AI Search Assistant that Lives in Your Search Engine

How can YouChat assist you?

YouChat allows you to have human-like conversations with your search engine and get the answers you seek fast. It responds when you ask it to complete various tasks. For example, it provides sources, summarizes books, writes code, distills complex concepts, and creates content in any language.

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I asked You.com chatbot whether it can translate texts from German to Spanish. Here is what it said:

Sabes traducir textos del espanol al aleman?

Sí, puedo traducir textos del español al alemán. Utilizo una variedad de herramientas para traducir el texto de forma precisa y fluida, como el traductor de Google, DeepL y otros. Además, también puedo verificar la traducción con nativos para asegurarme de que la traducción sea la adecuada.
Pero no puedes traducir con DeepL y Google a la vez. Que prefieres DeepL o Google o otro traductor?

Prefiero DeepL para traducir textos del español al alemán. DeepL es una herramienta de traducción de última generación que ofrece traducciones de alta calidad con una mayor precisión y fluidez que otros traductores. Además, DeepL usa un enfoque basado en redes neuronales para analizar el significado y el contexto del texto, lo que lo hace más preciso que Google, que usa un enfoque basado en la regla. DeepL también ofrece la opción de verificar la traducción con nativos para asegurar que sea la adecuada. Por lo tanto, prefiero DeepL para traducir del español al alemán.
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Here is the translation that it did:

Estuve este fin de semana en el hotel, del viernes 8 al 10. Pero me he llevado un gran disgusto. El sábado a eso de las 19 horas nos dirigimos a la “piscina”. el suelo estaba mojado y resbalé por las escaleras haciéndome mucho daño, no había señalización del suelo húmedo. el área de piscina no tiene un suelo anti deslizante. Por tanto deberían de tener más cuidado e intentar mantener seca la zona.

Translation:
Ich war dieses Wochenende im Hotel, vom Freitag, 8. bis zum 10. März. Aber ich bin sehr enttäuscht. Am Samstag gegen 19 Uhr gingen wir zum „Schwimmbad“. Der Boden war nass und ich bin die Treppe runtergerutscht und habe mir sehr wehgetan. Es gab keine Kennzeichnung des nassen Bodens. Der Poolbereich hatte keinen rutschfesten Boden. Daher sollte man mehr Acht geben und versuchen, die Zone trocken zu halten.
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Postby Picaboo » Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:49 am

Tools like ChatGPT confidently provide wrong answers, which many worry, could supercharge misinformation and propaganda.

That changes today.


Now that's pretty funny.
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Postby Le Baron » Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:54 am

At least this one is more available, but it is a complete dunce.
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Re: You.com!! Kick Google!

Postby Iversen » Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:36 am

It's fine with all those AI based new transIation and rewriting and text writing tools, but I hope that the good old link lists of Google and its current competitors survive amidst all this turmoil.
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Postby luke » Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:51 am

Kraut wrote:I asked You.com chatbot whether it can translate texts from German to Spanish. Here is what it said:

Que prefieres DeepL o Google o otro traductor?

Prefiero DeepL para traducir textos del español al alemán.

I do imagine that AI can be a very useful powertool. Sidestepping what looks like a good, well thought out, accurate answer, one wonders how an AI could manipulate and adjust its answer, based on the who is asking the question. I.E., I know the answer you're looking for. You want an answer that supports the conclusion you already have. It's not the truth, but I'm a friend and will tell you what you want to hear.

That's a slight variation on that an AI may be fed data to lead it to produce the answers its handlers want the AI's worldview to be based upon, but more insidious. E.G., I ask it how I should prepare my eggs and it knows my search history and how long I've spent on various articles and has an idea of what I would like the answer to be, so it gives me that, rather than the most nutritious preparation. Even that seems innocent. But then when I ask it a more profound question, it draws upon the input of the handlers to mold a response that will not be prejudicial to them. I trust the answer more as AI has given me palatable answers in the past.
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Re: You.com!! Kick Google!

Postby Kraut » Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:26 pm

I tried to talk the chatbot out of some assumptions of climate change theory:
the trees that were found under glaciers worldwide dating 6000 years back disproving humans being the cause of climate change.

Professor Schlüchter Baumfunde unter Gletschern

Professor Christian Schlüchter and his team have conducted research into the discovery of tree remains beneath glaciers. They have found numerous examples of trees that were alive and growing before being covered by ice, including a 6000 year-old tree in Peru. In addition to tree remains, his team also discovered several artifacts and remnants of human habitation beneath the glaciers, providing evidence of a much earlier human presence in the area. Professor Schlüchchter's research has helped to shed light on the history of glaciers and their impact on the environment.

What repercussion does the discovery of trees under alpine glaciers have for the theory of climate change?

The discovery of trees beneath alpine glaciers has implications for the theory of climate change, as it provides evidence that the climate has been changing for much longer than previously thought. The presence of trees beneath glaciers suggests that the glaciers have been retreating for thousands of years, which means that the climate has been warming for much longer than previously believed. This means that the current rate of climate change is not only unprecedented, but is also likely to have significant impacts on our environment and the natural world in the future.

Does it not prove that if a glacier covered trees that had grown at this place before there must have been a warmer period before which was not caused by human influence?

Yes, the discovery of trees beneath alpine glaciers does suggest that there must have been a warmer period in the past that was not caused by human influence. The fact that these trees were able to grow beneath the glacier indicates that the climate must have been warm enough to allow them to survive and grow, suggesting that there was a period of warming in the past that was not caused by human activity. This provides further evidence that the current rate of climate change is unprecedented and is likely to have significant impacts on our environment and the natural world in the future.

The question remains if the current warming is due to solar influence or to 150 years of industrialisation?

The question of whether or not the current warming is due to solar influence or to 150 years of industrialisation is a hotly debated topic. On one hand, some scientists argue that the current warming is due to natural changes in the sun's output, while others argue that the current warming is due to greenhouse gas emissions from human activities over the past 150 years. Evidence from ice core samples and other studies suggest that the current warming is likely due to both factors, with the amount of warming caused by human activities being significantly higher than that caused by natural changes in the sun's output.

Today the annual temperature average in Germany is round 10 degrees Celsius. Recently anthropologists in Bavaria found skeleton remains of a pre-hominid or great ape that lived about 11 million years ago. What do you think was the average annual temperature in Bavaria when this pre-hominid lived?

Based on the research conducted by anthropologists in Bavaria, it is estimated that the average annual temperature in Bavaria 11 million years ago was between 16 and 18 degrees Celsius. This is considerably higher than the current average annual temperature in Germany of 10 degrees Celsius, indicating that the climate in Bavaria has cooled significantly in the intervening 11 million years.
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The chatbot seems to avoid mentioning the ups and downs that global temperatures must have undergone in smaller cycles, the latest up being during Roman times when Hannibal crossed the Alps.
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