In a recent DuckDuckGo poll, nine out of tenresponders said they don't want "AI" features.
  • 58008@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    6 months ago

    At least they have an AI-free option, as annoying as it is to have to opt into it.

    On a related note, it’s hilarious to me that the Ecosia search engine has AI built in. Like, I don’t think planting any number of trees is going to offset the damage AI has done and will do to the planet.

  • Young_Gilgamesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    6 months ago

    Google became crap ever since they added AI. Microsoft became crap ever since they added AI. OpenAI started losing money the moment they started working on AI. Coincidence? I think not!

    Rational people don’t want Abominable Intelligence anywhere near them.

    Personally, I don’t mind the AI overviews, but they shouldn’t show up every time you do a search. That’s just a waste of energy.

    • MBech@feddit.dkEnglish
      0·
      6 months ago

      Google became crap about 10 years ago when they added the product banner in the top, and had the first 5-10 search results be promoted ads. Long before they ever considered adding AI.

      • parricc@lemmy.worldEnglish
        01·
        6 months ago

        Time is sneaking up on us. It’s not even 10 years anymore. It’s closer to 20. 💀

  • timestatic@feddit.orgEnglish
    01·
    6 months ago

    Bro you guys are freaking out too much about AI. I mean a lot of companies are pushy about it but DuckDuckGo is not. There are actually quite a lot of use cases for me personally where AI can be really useful. DuckDuckGo is not Google or Microsoft. Chill out guys