Isaiah Beardy knows Google isn’t the panacea many think it is when it comes to providing information. – Niagara Health

Sep 16th, 2024

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The Environmental Services supervisor has noticed the shortcomings of the search engine when looking up facts about Indigenous Peoples. That’s why he’s happy to fill in any blanks or clarify anything that turns up in someone’s search results on the topic.

And much like with the artificial intelligence powering Google, you can ask Beardy anything. He’s not overly concerned with how you frame the question, either.

“I get asked questions a lot that start with, ‘I don’t want to offend you,’” Beardy says. “You’re not going to offend me unless you’re blatantly offensive. When it comes to the Indigenous community, you can’t find everything on Google so I’m trying to help fill the void.”