Based on my little survey, 81% believe search has become worse with the introduction of AI.

Jon S. von Tetzchner

Do the search engine makers care or will they continue in the same direction?

IMHO, if you want to show something as the definite answer to a question, it better be right and not some AI generated stuff.

The goal for search should be to have the best possible search results. Typically AI generated stuff is not that. You would like the original information and not a rehash.

#search #AI #Computer #Windows #Linux

Will Stone

@jon which search engine do you recommend? Is Vivaldi making their own engine?

Wiredfire

@jon do I smell a Vivaldi Search feature in the works..?

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@wiredfire , no, I do not think so. I think there is a lot of search engines out there and it is a lot of work to build one.

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@wstone , my recommendation would be to test out the options we include with Vivaldi, such as Startpage, DDG, Ecosia and Qwant, to name a few. There are other options as well. Most are using the big guys, but giving smaller players a try is what I would recommend.

Will Stone

Thanks @jon I was/am a massive Kagi fan, when I could afford it. I was wondering which you use?

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@wstone , I tend to move between the ones I listed myself.

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@jon
Define: "best possible search result" ?

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@BJ

There is a longer answer to that, but I would think that getting what you are looking for would be that.

I remember the time when Google entered the search market. At the time, some of the leading search engines listed results based on who paid most. Google changed that, but we are in some ways back to where we started?

breadcat

@jon @wstone qwant is ai focused though and I find them to be pretty solid. I think Googles ai summary feature has given AI as a search complement a bad rep

breadcat

@jon anybody interested in other alternatives check out stract, searchmysite, and kagi

FearlessJuan

@jon It's nevertheless a revolution. I use Copilot quite frequently. I like the conversational format and that it remembers context within the conversation. What I've noticed is that if I know or suspect that an answer is incorrect and say so, it'll correct itself and provide the right answer (and hopefully learn).
It's a net positive for me.