Summary: <p>When it comes to untangling the complexities of what lies ahead for search engines in this age of AI, few are as deeply versed in the subject as You.com Engineer Saahil Jain. Jason and Patrick talk with him in this episode about what search even is, what challenges lie ahead, and where the shift in paradigms can be found.</p><p> </p><p>00:01:16 Introductions</p><p>00:02:06 How physics led Saahil to programming</p><p>00:07:20 Getting started at Microsoft</p><p>00:13:39 Analyzing human text input</p><p>00:22:22 The exciting paradigm shift in search</p><p>00:29:02 Rationales for direction</p><p>00:33:40 Image generation models</p><p>00:39:55 Knowledge bases</p><p>00:45:12 FIFA</p><p>00:49:29 Understanding the query’s intent</p><p>00:51:18 Expectations</p><p>00:55:38 A need to stay connected to authority repositories</p><p>01:03:45 About working at You</p><p>01:08:18 Farewells</p><p><em><br></em><strong>Resources mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/join/programmingthrowdown">Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today</a>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h">https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h</a><strong><br></strong><br></p><p>Links<strong>:</strong></p><ul> <li>Saahil Jain:<ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://saahiljain.me/">http://saahiljain.me/</a> </li> <li>Email: <a href="https://you.com">saahil @ you.com</a> </li> <li>Github: <a href="https://github.com/saahil9jain/">https://github.com/saahil9jain/</a> </li> <li>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saahiljain/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/saahiljain/</a> </li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/saahil9jain">https://twitter.com/saahil9jain</a> </li> <li>RadGraph: <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.14463">https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.14463</a> </li> <li>VisualCheXbert: <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.11467">https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.11467</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>You.Com:<ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://you.com/">https://you.com/</a> </li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/YouSearchEngine">https://twitter.com/YouSearchEngine</a> </li> <li>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/f9jRFH5gHP">https://discord.gg/f9jRFH5gHP</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Others:<ul><li>On Thorium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElulEJruhRQ</li></ul> </li> </ul><p> </p><p>More Throwdown? Check out these prior episodes:</p><ul> <li>E143: The Evolution of Search with Marcus Eagan: <a href="https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2022/09/143-evolution-of-search-with-marcus.html">https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2022/09/143-evolution-of-search-with-marcus.html</a> </li> <li>E94: Search at Etsy: <a href="https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2019/10/episode-94-search-at-etsy.html">https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2019/10/episode-94-search-at-etsy.html</a> </li> </ul><p><em> </em></p><p>If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: <a href="https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/">https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/</a></p><p> </p><p>Reach out to us via email: <a href="mailto:programmingthrowdown@gmail.com">programmingthrowdown@gmail.com</a></p><p> </p><p>You can also follow Programming Throwdown on </p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ProgrammingThrowdown/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/programming-throwdown/id427166321">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/274Z0vXSCYxddYGj2hLJ8r">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://player.fm/series/programming-throwdown">Player.FM </a></p><p> </p><p>Join the discussion on our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/r4V2zpC">Discord</a></p><p>Help support Programming Throwdown through our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown">Patreon</a></p> <strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong>
