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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

Google’s AI is destroying Google. I doubt it’s doing anything to DuckDuckGo or my brain. “Destroying the internet” also seems a bit much.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Maybe we shouldn't feel so safe using DDG. It still relies on Bing results, which could be enshittified just as much if not more than Google's.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    DDG results are getting worse too, but it could just be because AI slop is so good at SEO.

    The first page of results I get for “solution” queries, are almost always just chatbox 3 page general essays about the search term I used, but no actual solution.

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  • I tried Kagi out and enabled the setting to minimize SEO spammy/AI sloppy search results.

    It's not 100% perfect, but it's noticeably better than my last few years of DDG usage. When I search for "How to X" or "Best X buyer's guide", I actually get real results. And not just equivalent to adding "site:reddit" to my search, I mean real hobbyist or professional forums where people have been discussing this shit for years. It's really refreshing.

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