Google Launches Deeper Integration with Knowledge Graph, Merges Gmail
By Karla Robinson
August 10, 2012
August 10, 2012
- Google is rolling out its “smart” recognition program Knowledge Graph for improved search results. The Graph will include location-aware searching as well as more accurate results for wider search queries, like “famous graffiti artists,” CNET explains.
- “The Knowledge Graph results will appear to the right of the traditional search results, but when clicked they’ll appear across the top,” the article states. “Visual components of the results, such as pictures, will appear as a horizontal scroll bar for easy navigation.”
- Another update brings Gmail to Graph search results for U.S. users who opt-in. To find a certain email, just type “Gmail” and whatever the message pertains to.
- “However, you’ll also be able to use more natural queries to bring up the e-mails you want to see. Type in ‘My Flights,’ and your upcoming flight itinerary will appear, complete with confirmation number and flight information such as number, time, and seat number,” CNET writes. “The feature will also leverage the Knowledge Graph so that a real-time update of the flight status appears, a quick way to check whether your flight has been delayed.”
- The Google Search iOS app will also be updated in the next few days to include voice searches.
- Calendar and Drive are expected to be integrated into Knowledge Graph search eventually, bringing all your personal data into the same sphere of global results — something privacy advocates are likely to dispute.
- “If we are to build the future of search, we have to solve the hard scientific problems of speech recognition and natural language understanding,” says Amit Singhal, senior vice president for Engineering Search at Google. “We will have to build artificial intelligence. We’re not there yet, but we’re taking baby steps today.”
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