Google's mobile search app just got much better at handling the sort of detailed, nuanced questions you'd ask a real human. The Android and iOS software now does more to gauge the true intent of a question, including multi-layered questions that would previously have thrown it off -- ask for the population of a country in a specific year and you'll get the exact number you wanted.
The company says that Google app is now able to handle superlatives, ordered items, and dates, as well as some complex combinations. It can understand the "meaning" of what a user is asking, it says. Google does so by breaking down a query to understand the semantics of each part separately and piecing together different parts to figure out the overall intent. The advancements will also benefit Knowledge Graph to get more powerful and accurate.
The app also understands superlatives like "biggest" or "smallest," and it knows how to deal with ordered items. Google is quick to admit that its upgraded engine still makes mistakes, but it's good enough that you can expect useful results whether your requests are very specific or slightly fuzzy.
The idea is to further improve the understanding ability of Google app to a point where a user no longer has to think about feeding the appropriate keywords.
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