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by dmortin 480 days ago
> I don't trust Google reviews anymore, Maps or otherwise.

What do you use as alternative?

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Any review site is kinda worthless.

What you can do is go through the text reviews and try to read between the lines and figure out if the place/item is good for you.

if only LLMs could be used for this... business idea anybody?
> business idea anybody?

How do you make money without skewing the results?

And can LLMs be subtle enough?

Last time I picked a restaurant via reading between the lines, it was a negative review that made me decide to go there. The person leaving it was either used to fast food like service or was in a real hurry, but between the lines the food was great, they just took a while to serve it. I was in no particular hurry so I was happy with the place.

Can a LLM figure that out? And what about the day when I am in a hurry and I am looking for fast food like service?

Friends, family, and guides like Guide Michelin for me.