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Can't believe I have to RP with the computer whenever I want something smdh (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 115 points 3 months ago* (20 children)

Here is a tech tip if you have to use Google for whatever reason.
Add a custom search engine in Firefox and enter this URL:
https://www.google.com/search?q=%25s&udm=web
This takes you directly to the "web" search tab and skips all the shitty AI summaries and wigdets.

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  • [–] 55 points 3 months ago (10 children)

    Here is another tip: use DuckDuckGo and get useful results and stop feeding the Google Dragon altogether

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  • [–] 33 points 3 months ago (9 children)

    I've had a problem lately where DDG just returns AI generated articles on topics instead of any real resources. It's not their fault, per se, since it's just a wrapper for Bing, but it's pretty lousy.

    If I know what to expect, then it's fine, but if I'm genuinely looking for something new, it's increasingly frustrating

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    You can use the no A.I. version of Duck Duck Go instead.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    No I think they mean the linked webpages in the results are websites entirely generated by AI that Bing search has indexed. I've noticed this, too, especially looking for guides or help with very niche topics. It's incredibly frustrating that not just the search engines but the web itself is filling up with AI slop.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Oh like that, yeah, then that link won't help either. I've had that happen a few times as well, or maybe only noticed it a few times. It's very frustrating indeed.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    I find it's primarily an issue when looking for information about products. Listicles have always been a pain, but now entire websites show up just to summarize every category of product without adding meaningful review or input.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    That's exactly what has been happening with me I've noticed. DDG does it too. The top results are AI articles filled with useless filler words with no extra relevance to what I'm actually looking for. It's just the internet filling with slop. I need a search engine that doesn't give extra weight to these types of websites and actually gets me relevant guides, forums, posts, etc.

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  • [–] [S] 22 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    nah just use startpage.com or duckduckgo

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  • [–] 23 points 3 months ago

    They specifically said if you have to use Google. I have set my default search engine to ddg on every device and prefer to never touch Google but I run into searches not uncommonly which I know should be pretty easy to find, but ddg just falls over on. Google almost always comes through on those. I hate Google and think their search engine keeps getting worse, but it still has a practical use.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 months ago

    What are the odds this will still work next week after Google allegedly plans to completely kill the search function and just serve up AI hallucinations whenever you try to look anything up?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago*

    I appreciate all the suggestions here, because I’ve been using Google and getting really annoyed by the AI overview. At first glance it seems useful, but it’s frequently just plain wrong or very misleading.

    I think I’m going to just drop Google altogether, even though I’ve been using it pretty much as long as it existed. I remember first finding out about it when my dad worked at Kodak way back in the day.

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