mrdown@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoDuckDuckGo is growing thanks to Google users frustrated by AI featuresmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarenettie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoDdg: Ran https://voteyesornoai.com/ Where of 175k people, 90% said No AI Offers noai.duckduckgo.com, presumably to cater to this 90% who don’t want it. Has AI first features in main product. Does not advertise noai much. So… It’s primary product goes against it’s market research It’s pushing AI, not promoting the alternative People keep promoting ddg for (2) despite (1) Just seems weird.
minus-squarePrathas@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAdditionally, people told me that DDG is in bed with Microsoft. If that’s true, I guess Ecosia is hopefully better.
minus-squareBlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoI’m on ecosia, it also has AI as default, at least it’s easy to turn off :/
minus-squareplutopos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agowhy does a search engine that’s marketed as eco-friendly use ai?
Ddg:
Ran https://voteyesornoai.com/ Where of 175k people, 90% said No AI
Offers noai.duckduckgo.com, presumably to cater to this 90% who don’t want it.
Has AI first features in main product. Does not advertise noai much.
So…
Just seems weird.
Additionally, people told me that DDG is in bed with Microsoft. If that’s true, I guess Ecosia is hopefully better.
I’m on ecosia, it also has AI as default, at least it’s easy to turn off :/
why does a search engine that’s marketed as eco-friendly use ai?