Google is making its Search more centred around AI, turning it into a conversation.
Besides being a worse experience, the websites from which it sources its information are losing all traffic and recognition.
Recommend a list of alternatives:
- Kagi - Paid but better experience than Google
- Ecosia - Similar experience while supporting a good cause
- Qwant - Increasingly unique results and building a EU-first index
- DuckDuckGo - Privacy-focused search, but quality of results may vary
Google Search as you know it is over - but there are alternatives
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/
12 Comments
soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 100d
This LLM tech must be amazing, given companies have to shove it down people's throats to even get users for it.
eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 100d
I pay for kagi, I am happy enough with their search experience to keep paying.
Having a computer hit on me while I'm trying to find a bus schedule sounds super convenient.
recklessengagement@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 100d
Seconded for Kagi, was really hesitant about paying for search at first, but its been very refreshing
smh@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 100d
I like being able to modify the rankings of websites (Wikipedia shows up first, scammy website never shows up) and report AI slop pages.
soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 100d
The cool thing about Kagi is, that, while it also offers a ton of really good LLM features, those are all optional, and the user can configure them for their account.
If one just wants web search, one can set all LLM features to disabled by default - such that they are hidden behind buttons. If one wants to have certain LLM features enabled by default, that's possible too.
In other words, you get exactly the experience you want.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 101d
DuckDuckGo is clearly controlled opposition whether they realize it or not, kind of like Mozilla but for search engines.
XLE@piefed.social · 1 pts · 101d
How's that?
Last time I checked, Ecosia and DuckDuckGo both use the Microsoft Bing index, just one of them promises to plant trees if only if you click on ads
Lojcs@piefed.social · 2 pts · 101d
Last I heard like 6 months ago microsoft stopped selling Bing api access to other compaines, so I think Ecosia is just google now
XLE@piefed.social · -1 pts · 100d
You may be right. From their privacy policy:
They also have their own index.
jimmy90@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 100d
since using Brave i noticed its default search is rather good, including the AI part. it includes references in all its AI responses
another W for Brave i guess. shucks
nuko147@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 100d
Haven't used google search for almost a decade.
pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 95d
also, qwant is building it's search index with ecosia.
reddig33@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 101d