Alphabet's Google will now show its search engine users more information about why it found the results they are shown, the company said last 22 July.
It said people googling queries will now be able to click into details such as how their result matched certain search terms, in order to better decide if the information is relevant. Google has been making changes to give users more context about the results its search engine provides.
In an example provided by Google, a search for "how to cook fish in the oven" lands on a recipe from a site that included the words "how, cook, fish, and oven" and were related to other terms like "ingredients" and "recipe." Google also does things like matching language and applying relevant geographic locations to help land on the specific result.
The company explains that the goal here is to help users who may not be as familiar with Google’s search system to understand a little bit more about what’s going on behind the scenes when they search and to use that knowledge to help them make better searches to find what they’re looking for in the future.
The updated results should be rolling out to users now. To start, it’ll be available for English language results in the US, but Google hopes to expand availability in the coming months.
Earlier this year it introduced panels to tell users about the sources of the information they are seeing. It has also started warning users when a topic is rapidly evolving and search results might not be reliable.
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