… This latest announcement from DuckDuckGo appears to exclusively pertain to noai.duckduckgo.com , its AI opt-out search option. Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! …
… Weinberg said earlier this week, "Everything you do in DuckDuckGo is private, we don’t collect search histories or chats, and nothing is used for AI training." According to chief communications officer Kamyl Bazbaz, DuckDuckGo's own AI overviews remain popular—though so does the option to filter ou… …
… Writing simple phrases into the search bar now often results in an AI response that seems, at best, like an inefficient use of resources. I typed "I admire your bravery" into the Google search bar this morning, and received the following response: "I'm flattered, but I'm just an AI! …
… Ask.com in 2006, but even its domain authority on a fundamental verb couldn't compete with Google. Ask ceased internal development of search tools in 2010, and honestly does not appear to have done much of note in the intervening 16 years. …
… They're, dare I say, outsiders looking to get rich quick." The article states he noted AI's value as a "search tool or coding assistant" was less easy to dismiss, saying that was "a very different conversation." Buckley elaborated specifically in regard to AI-generated artwork and assets in a follo… …
… But one laptop manufacturer keeps cropping up in my searches with very reasonably priced, desirable machines, and it's high time it got some praise. …
… I'm not interested in AI slop or idlers filled with microtransactions either, so you hopefully won't find any of that included. …
… But the ones that initially caught my eye were those concerning the AI drivatars, as they may go some way to curbing the rage of the infamous Bowie Knife99 . Under the subheading of 'AI' are the updates: "improvements to difficulty balancing" and "fixed an issue with drivatar race start behaviour". …
… In the case of both 'Personal Intelligence, and Gmail's AI features, Google assured last month that its AI isn't snaffling up any of your data . This is in line with Google's assertion last year that it's not using Gemini's Gmail integration to train its AI . That said, no inbox is really an island. …
… Anyway, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to look up how best to extend the lifespan of my SSDs, and no, I won't be using any AI search engine to do that. …