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DAE feel like DuckDuckGo is now just as good as google for the vast majority of searches? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Not because DDG got better, but just because google got worse.

google is still better for site-specific searches, and google scholar still has minimal AI slop

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[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Definitely not; DDG has always been bad. However, as others have pointed out, Google is getting worse and every day. That said, it's still better than DDG, which isn't saying much.

There are no good search engines anymore. I got tired of having to add site:reddit.com to all or my searches to get actual answers, so now I've resorted to using AI and pretending that it isn't just making up half the shit it spews. Perplexity is a half decent replacement for a search engine; it's more accurate than most and it cites its sources:

https://lemmy.world/post/26764870

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[-] Silk@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

I use Kagi, I really like how it's AI answer gives sources for statements.

[-] MakingWork@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 months ago

I love DDG AI

[-] Fiction@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I trust DuckDuckGo. And I like they anonymize my AI queries. I feel like it’s the next best thing to running it locally.

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