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DuckDuckGo poll says 90% don't want AI in search (www.pcworld.com)

submitted 1 day ago by StopTech@lemmy.today to c/goodnewseveryone@piefed.social

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

It's wrong so often that it just adds useless padding I have to scroll down from, since I always have to look it up myself to get the correct info anyway.

[–] Elextra@literature.cafe 2 points 19 hours ago

I think it depends on what youre asking for. Some search engines, not always AI but sometimes, I ask it really quick questions and I get answers. There may be calculators, conversation tools, etc already in the search.

I.e. what is 42 days from today. What's the release date of X game, etc.

I haven't had the time to switch to kagi yet but I have DDG and was just too lazy to turn off their AI feature. Didnt really bother me one way it the other. If the AI search doesnt answer my question I just move onto normal links. Again, for simple inquiries it just spits out the answers for me without having to click anything.

[–] StopTech@lemmy.today 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Believe me they're hard at work trying to fix that. I'm hoping it takes them a long time but I don't count on it.

[–] KaChilde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

Fixing the fact that AI is often wrong? Or fixing our ability to scroll past it?

Don’t worry, I already know the answer.