Since DuckDuckGo introduced AI search I switched to Qwant. Now they also force you to look at stupid and sponsored AI slop results. As these are both privacy focused sites I am starting to wonder if we will lose real search (i.e. I click on links I think are interesting) Switching to startpage.com for now.
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psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 86d
They have this
https://noai.duckduckgo.com/
No turning off needed.
Also startpage have ads iirc, it's okay search engine if you don't mind. Sometime i switch to startpage and i find something that google just doesn't show. I get mixed result from ddg.
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 87d
You can turn off the AI features on the majority of these. Kagi is another option I've been enjoying.
Zweiblum@feddit.org · 6 pts · 87d
Yes until you delete your cookies... Having AI as default is whats my problem.
adb@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 86d
DuckDuckGo has a noai subdomain. No cookies required.
medem@lemmy.wtf · 5 pts · 86d
Try Mojeek. It has an 'AI summary' feature which only gets generated/activated if you click/tap on the tab. Otherwise, it's pure search.
thesdev@feddit.org · 4 pts · 87d
Check out my post about Uruky which doesn't have AI features for the time being. It's far from mature though so might not be suitable as a daily driver. I'm still evaluating it myself.
EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 86d
Maybe this is a hard take based on where I'm posting it, but DDG's implementation of the AI doesn't bother me at all. I even use it occasionally for the casual search where I need a well known response and don't feel like clicking on a link.
It doesn't feel forced, it's completely optional and has better privacy than google and the others.
its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 86d
What I hear every time someone says AI isn't that bad.
solomonschuler@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 85d
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 87d
There was stract.com, but this year it seems broken. Which is too bad. it was a guy that ran it in his basement and you got goof old school google style searches that contained relevant info, instead of ad links and promoted product links.