Useful sources about BERT (just tweeting a couple):
Semantic Frames and Word Embeddings at Google https://t.co/jmR3pdicdL by @bill_slawski;
Natural Language Processing and Search Intent Understanding https://t.co/BlNTpaa5DD by @dawnieando

— Gianluca Fiorelli (@gfiorelli1) October 25, 2019

Here's more on BERT. It's really good for helping Google understand more queries. For example, many queries using "for" or "to" used to confuse Google. https://t.co/MJ2eI1MztF

— Marie Haynes (@Marie_Haynes) October 25, 2019

Google's VP of search says the algorithm changes rolling out right now are the biggest "change we’ve had in the last five years and perhaps one of the biggest since the beginning.”

It's a big deal, 10% of all searches are affected!https://t.co/b2rVIPvcBW

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) October 25, 2019

No one should cover Google’s “algorithm improvement” without also citing the latest data showing that the majority of Google traffic either terminates on Google or goes to secondary pages on Google.

Google’s contribution to the web is net negative.https://t.co/nLG21bjZmH pic.twitter.com/a2bYtAB1Ec

— Luther Lowe (@lutherlowe) October 25, 2019

Google's AI system named BERT has allowed machines to score higher than ever on reading comprehension tests. The program has now been added to Google's search function in what's being called "one of the biggest leaps forward in the history of Search."https://t.co/dAlJ4tQq2V

— Quanta Magazine (@QuantaMagazine) October 25, 2019

Credit where credit is due: @Google lifts veil, a little, into changes to secretive search algorithm.

You’ll start seeing different results for 1 in 10 queries (that’s a lot!) shortly. https://t.co/uIWPpCmT3Y

— Rob Copeland (@realrobcopeland) October 25, 2019

Google Just Made The Biggest Change In Five Years To How It Calculates Search Results https://t.co/THKJ5coe4X via @itsnicolenguyen

— Mat Honan (@mat) October 25, 2019

Google Is Making A Big Change To The Way It Serves Search Results #BERT https://t.co/V0fJJfldof

— Tom Windeknecht ? (@TomWindeknecht) October 25, 2019

Google Just Made The Biggest Change In Five Years To How It Calculates Search Results. English searches in the US only for now. https://t.co/2gNvb13Z0A via @itsnicolenguyen

— ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@PranavDixit) October 25, 2019

Google Just Made The Biggest Change In Five Years To How It Calculates Search Results https://t.co/LPN0axUSQA

— BuzzFeed Tech (@fwd) October 25, 2019

.@Google says its search engine will better understand natural speech, instead of just keywords

The company touts the change as "one of the biggest leaps forward in the history of search."https://t.co/mCladVt9o4

— Amit Paranjape (@aparanjape) October 25, 2019