Why is Stock Adobe search so bad??

[W4LK3R 2.0]

Whenever I search for images on this website (E.g Doggy underwater) I get loads of unrelated results or just the keyword shows up and it's soooo annoying! Why do websites have generally bad search functions vs google??

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[Nancy OShea]

This could be due to various reasons.  When all else fails, use Google Search.

'Underwater dog' yields these results:

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=underwater+dog

[W4LK3R 2.0]

Traditional searches on websites get worse the more bigger numbers you go down the list

Always wondered why

[Nancy OShea]

Turn off your search filters.

[oleschwander]

Lots and lots of great images when serching  'Doggy underwater' at Adobe Stock Images.

 

[epic_visionary1960]

W4LK3R 2.0, I have the same problem. I searched for "

 

mallet" and got a bunch of brush strokes and ink brushes.

[Nancy OShea]

Q: What do mallets, brush swatches and beetles have in common?

A: They appear in Adobe Stock search results: https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=mallet

Mallets are sometimes referred to as beetles, so that explains the bug connection. 

An AI shape-recognition algorithm likely sees the same shape in brush strokes and mallets.  Probably the same failure-prone AI that Stock is using to weed out "similar content." 

The more we lean on AI, I fear this is the quality of results we can expect. Wake me when it's over.

[epic_visionary1960]

I specifically exclude generative AI in my search.
Mallets are beetles? Is Beetle a brand of mallet? Is there a language confusion?
Indeed.

[Nancy OShea]

Large wooden beetle mallets have rounded heads and are used to tap paving stones in place.