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Re: DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode

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Post by thewebguyd »

scottmcmac wrote: post #271
thewebguyd wrote: post #67

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> because they have fear of missing out on AI That's been my experience too, both with friends and coworkers. It would seem that the negative sentiment around AI is largely an internet phenomenon. I've yet to run into a hardcore "AI skeptic" irl. People seem either neutral, or enthusiastic about it.

A recent NBC News poll gave "AI" a -20% net approval rating. If you're in the U.S., the people you run into IRL are kinda weird. (I didn't quickly find polls for the rest of the world)

Perhaps they are, but I think what I think is odd is how many are simultaneously opposed to the effects of AI (data centers, environmental impact, job loss) yet also are daily, paying users of it even outside of work. I know several who are like that.

I wonder how many in that poll have a negative sentiment about AI, yet are also heavy users. There seems to be some kind of disconnect going on?

Re: DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode

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Post by largbae »

Sleaker wrote: post #185
Legend2440 wrote: post #43

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According to Google, users are adopting it. They say AI mode is the most popular feature they've ever introduced, and is driving an increase in total search queries. >Just one year after its debut, AI Mode has surpassed one billion monthly users, with queries more than doubling every quarter since launch. As people have realized just how much more Search can do for them, they’re searching more than ever before — so m…

Isnt this essentially just slight of hand? Google basically defaults to AI search now doesn't it? So of course it will be 'fastest adopted' it's what is shoved in peoples faces. If the results are garbage, or people have difficulty with it... Of course number of searches goes up. That doesn't mean the product is better or its not resulting in brand damage.

Don't believe your lying eyes, AI results are better!

Re: DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode

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Post by thewebguyd »

nonethewiser wrote: post #138
thewebguyd wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> because they have fear of missing out on AI That's been my experience too, both with friends and coworkers. It would seem that the negative sentiment around AI is largely an internet phenomenon. I've yet to run into a hardcore "AI skeptic" irl. People seem either neutral, or enthusiastic about it.

Seems the main claims against it center around: 1. Labor replacement 2. AI is actually bad in-and-of-itself. Doesn't work, not useulf etc. 3. Energy concerns

The thing is, I hear those concerns a lot too, from people that are daily heavy users of AI.

I wonder how many still say they have a negative sentiment on AI yet are still paying customers.

Re: DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode

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Post by felooboolooomba »

I like the AI mode, but only because Google intentionally destroyed their search engine. There wasn't any real competition back then, but now everyone has access to AI. They're frantically trying to keep their search engine customers.

https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/

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Post by felooboolooomba »

nitwit005 wrote: post #236
qwerpy wrote: post #143

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I'm as anti-Google as anyone out there. I block all their ads, refuse to pay for youtube, go out of my way to avoid their hardware, etc. But I have to admit AI mode is great. It's fast, free, not yet cluttered with ads, and useful. I treat it as a search engine that does a fuzzy search rather than the more literal text match search that we're used to. I recently bought a Bambu 3d printer after Reddit/HN drew my atten…

> It's fast, free, not yet cluttered with ads That was essentially how people praised Google in their early days. It certainly has ads now.

Not only does it have ads, they intentionally vandalized their engine so you'd give them more clicks.

https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/

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Post by jackp96 »

mrdependable wrote: post #75
qsort wrote: post #20

I truly don't get Google's move. I'm sure the model is fine, but it's not Google Search, and when I want Search I want Search. If I wanted to ask an AI, why can't I ask the one from my subscription... that I'm already paying for... that's actually good... that can also search the web? I assume it's a play to test the waters for how the ad market is going to work, because as a product I really can't see why I would ev…

They want to capture more of the value that was previously going to others. That's basically what this has all been leading to. Why let a cooking website get visitors and ad revenue when they are free to take the content and show it as their own? Now they are going to do the same to e-commerce. Either they are going to let customers buy their products through Google's interface, or they won't be discovered. No more o…

Also — it's objectively a better search product to give users what they're looking for right away.

Though that's not to say they're acting altruisticly here.

Google seems to be racing toward a new dark pattern where users learn to trust rely on the AI for neutral, smart objectively correct answers — which boosts trust in its sponsored product recommendations. Super gross.

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Post by JoeOfTexas »

qsort wrote: post #20

I truly don't get Google's move. I'm sure the model is fine, but it's not Google Search, and when I want Search I want Search. If I wanted to ask an AI, why can't I ask the one from my subscription... that I'm already paying for... that's actually good... that can also search the web? I assume it's a play to test the waters for how the ad market is going to work, because as a product I really can't see why I would ev…

I find it useful, and use it almost daily. Helps answer "how to" questions for working on my house, development or just general questions. If I need more info, I just look at the links or videos which are also right there.

To each their own.

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Post by asdff »

aprdm wrote: post #182
tredre3 wrote: post #154

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> I can scan the first couple sentences of the AI response, and if that already has the answer then great. But how do make the determination that the answer is good and you should stop reading the page? Vibes?

How do you make it without AI ? Are you parsing through millions of pages yourself ?

No, you engage in what appears to be the lost art of media literacy and abrogate high quality sources.

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Post by andrepd »

rolph wrote: post #194
eithed wrote: post #113

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> Why let a cooking website get visitors and ad revenue when they are free to take the content and show it as their own? I think this is a step beyond that - why should people be creating cooking websites when you can ask LLM how to cook given thing, while indeed, serving their own ads. It's the continuation of "we own content other people produce" policy

recall the pizza sauce glue trick, to stop cheese from sliding off. there are other such goodies like mashed potatoes with broken lightbulb gravy, or fiberglass omelette, enjoyed by beldar conehead. i wouldnt trust an AI for any recipe that i dont have personal experience with. the safety rails are not very strong yet.

Given most cooking or recipe websites have been AI slop for a few years now......

I'll stick with my mom's handwritten recipe book.

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