Machines Like Us

After more than four years in development, a new feature that suggests queries as letters and words are typed into Google Inc.'s search engine, is being rolled out over the next week.

Google Suggest, which the company began developing in 2004, aims to help users better formulate queries, reduce spelling errors and save keystrokes, Google noted in a blog post Monday.

"We find that by providing suggestions up-front, we can help people search more efficiently and conveniently," noted Jennifer Liu, Google product manager. "Instead of just typing 'hotels in Washington,' did you want 'hotels in Washington, DC' or 'hotels in Washington state'? Don't remember that song title or person's name? Let Google help you search."

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