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Is Google Maps getting worse? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by hperrin@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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My dad uses Google Maps, and he mentioned that it seems to be getting worse. Like, giving him directions that are obviously worse than alternatives. Has anyone else here experienced this?

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Real world experience can help, but what we have now is also too stupid to recognize when it's succeeding or failing. It just greedily gobbles up inputs and feedback indiscriminately.

There's currently no way to know if the necessary advancement, to advance independently of humans, is 2 years or 2000 years away.

Even so, nature tells us that advancement probably isn't coming at all. It's not needed, so long as there are billions of humans available to partner with.