True purpose-built ML techniques for features like search are *an order of magnitude more useful* than slop machines.

Hey, y'know what's magical?

Shazam.

I've discovered *tons* of great music just yelling "Shazam!" and waving my phone in the air. It feels like magic! I can't explain how it actually works that well.

Anyhoo, I'm not in the least bit surprised people are pissed at Google for messing up their own "older" ML functionality *which actually worked*. 🙄

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/google-backtracks-on-ai-search-in-photos-adds-toggle-for-fast-classic-search/