The Brave Technologist

Challenging the “Google Adjective” with Brave Search

Oct 25, 2023

Josep M. Pujol, Chief of Search at Brave, and Subu Sathyanarayana, Director of Engineering for Brave Search, discuss the limitations of traditional search options, the potential of AI in automating tasks, and the need for responsible development. They also recommend resources for learning about AI and share their favorite AI movies and books.

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Subu Sathyanarayana

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Quick takeaways

The limitations of traditional search options like Google and the evolving role of "trust" in internet search.

The potential for AI to automate tasks using natural language interfaces and the need for responsible development to avoid abuse.

Deep dives

The Role of AI in Search Engines

Joseph and Subu discuss the use of AI in search engines like Brave Search. They explain how AI is integrated into various aspects of search, including data collection, ranking, and spell correction. They emphasize the importance of AI in improving search quality and relevance.

Introduction

2min

Building a Search Engine: Challenges and Motivation

8min

The Impact of AI on Search Engines

17min

Resources for Getting Into Machine Learning: Books, Videos, and Podcasts

3min

Favorite Movies and Books on AI

2min

Josep M. Pujol, Chief of Search at Brave, and Subu Sathyanarayana, Director of Engineering for Brave Search, discuss the history of Internet search and how it's quickly evolving with the adoption of AI. They share its current limitations and their biggest challenges (noise reduction, relevance and referencing) in their pursuit of improving search through Brave Search.

Key Takeaways:

Problems with traditional search options like Google and how the role of “trust” has evolved as the Internet has
The potential for AI to empower individuals without programming knowledge to automate tasks using natural language interfaces
Ways AI can be abused, emphasizing the need for responsible development
Top resources (movies, podcasts and blogs) for learning about AI

Guest Bio: Josep M. Pujol,Chief of Search at Brave - has been working full-time on solving the problems with traditional search since 2014. He’s also a Research Scientist who has more than 30 papers, 4 patents and a PhD on AI!

We’re also joined by Subu Sathyanarayana, Director of Engineering at Brave Search, who works primarily on infrastructure and search ranking. Subu holds a Masters Degree in Machine Learning and spends a lot of his time tinkering with transformer models and improving all areas of search.

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The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

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Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte