▲ 1435 ▼ DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search (techcrunch.com) submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world 242 comments fedilink hide all child comments EDIIT : Apparently, there is an issue with the warning request to disable the ad blocker I use Fennec F-Droid and Cromite, and I don't see this issue. to get around the adblocker warning, use this link. https://unwall.app/techcrunch.com/2026/05/26/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search/
[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) Just ignore anything written the last two years basically permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) I definitely de-emphasize it, but eventually the slop is going to sink down to the lower layers of the internet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Evotech@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Ai is fucking great at SEO. But maybe it's time for a new system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 point 4 months ago Yeah it's hijacked so many of our old (admittedly tenuous) trust systems. The worst being that a piece of detailed "content" is evidence that a human being cared enough about something to put effort into making it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) I definitely de-emphasize it, but eventually the slop is going to sink down to the lower layers of the internet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Evotech@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Ai is fucking great at SEO. But maybe it's time for a new system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 point 4 months ago Yeah it's hijacked so many of our old (admittedly tenuous) trust systems. The worst being that a piece of detailed "content" is evidence that a human being cared enough about something to put effort into making it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Ai is fucking great at SEO. But maybe it's time for a new system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 point 4 months ago Yeah it's hijacked so many of our old (admittedly tenuous) trust systems. The worst being that a piece of detailed "content" is evidence that a human being cared enough about something to put effort into making it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 point 4 months ago Yeah it's hijacked so many of our old (admittedly tenuous) trust systems. The worst being that a piece of detailed "content" is evidence that a human being cared enough about something to put effort into making it. permalink fedilink source parent