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• With billions of search queries submitted each day, it’s difficult to remember how we ever lived without the search engine.
• Let’s look at how our access to information has changed through the decades – and where it might lead as advanced AI and Google Search become increasingly entwined.

1950s: public libraries as community hubs

• So in the 1950s information in Western countries was primarily provided by local libraries.
• They answered phone queries from businesses and responded to letters – helping people find information quickly and accurately.
• Libraries were more than just a place to borrow books.

1990s: the rise of paid search services

• By the 1990s, libraries had expanded to include personal computers and online access to information services.
• Commercial search companies thrived as libraries could access information through expensive subscription services.
• These systems were so complex that only trained specialists could search, with consumers paying for results.
• Another commercial search system, The Financial Times’ FT PROFILE, enabled access to articles in every UK broadsheet newspaper over a five-year period.

The rise of Google

• Libraries provided public web access, and services such as the State Library of Victoria’s Vicnet offered low-cost access for organisations.
• After launching on September 4 1998, the Google revolution was in motion.
• In terms of functionality, Google Search was effective for a few reasons.
• Although consumers now search Google for free, payment is required to download certain articles and books.

What will the next 25 years bring?

• Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Pixel devices and other services show Google’s reach is vast.
• With the introduction of AI tools, including Google’s Bard and the recently announced Gemini (a direct competitor to ChatGPT), Google is set to revolutionise search once again.
• A key challenge will be ensuring people don’t become complacent to the point that they blindly trust the generated outputs.
• After all, we have seen generative AI tools such as ChatGPT make headlines due to “hallucinations” and misinformation.

• BERLIN, Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Applied AI Company (AAICO) has secured US$42 million in funding to further its growth in the US and Europe.
• We take this responsibility seriously and are clear-eyed that a capital raise is not an indicator of success.
• We continue to keep our heads down, building great products for our US and UK based customers."
• The Applied AI Company (AAICO) builds products to help automate mission critical human processes within the insurance, pharmaceutical, healthcare, safety and government sectors.

• AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATCX) (Atlas or the Company), a leading Infrastructure and Environmental solutions provider, announced today that Alta Vista, an Atlas company, has been awarded multiple Construction Materials Testing and Inspection contracts with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Districts 4 and 7, valued at over $11 million.
• We value the trust that Caltrans has placed in Atlas and look forward to working together with the Caltrans team on delivering their mission to provide a safe, reliable, and sustainable transportation network that serves the residents of California.
• Under the contracts, Atlas will provide professional and technical services required for Roadway Construction Field Material Sampling and Testing on an as-needed basis throughout counties in South Bay, Ventura, and Los Angeles.
• Through this contract, Atlas will ensure those networks are constructed without jeopardizing the integrity of the states transportation infrastructure.

• AltaVista Strategic Partners, the Nation's leading contractor marketing company, is pleased to announce that it has been named to the Inc. 5000 list.
• BALTIMORE, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AltaVista Strategic Partners, the Nation's leading contractor marketing company, is pleased to announce that it has been named to the Inc. 5000 list for the sixth year in a row.
• "It is an honor to be included on the Inc. 5000 list for the sixth consecutive year," said AltaVista Strategic Partners Co-Founder Ray McLaughlin.
• AltaVista Strategic Partners is proud to be a part of the Inc. 5000 list and looks forward to continued success in the years to come.