DuckDuckGo poll says 90% don't want AI in search

3 months ago by StopTech to c/goodnewseveryone

In a recent DuckDuckGo poll, nine out of tenresponders said they don't want "AI" features.

buddascrayon 10 points 3 months ago

My sister is part of the 10%. The fucked up thing is that she's not an idiot. But she truly believes that AI in search is a net benefit. I just don't get it.

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StopTech 13 points 3 months ago

It certainly adds convenience when you want quick answers. But the road to dystopia is convenient.

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samus12345 12 points 3 months ago

It's wrong so often that it just adds useless padding I have to scroll down from, since I always have to look it up myself to get the correct info anyway.

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Elextra 2 points 3 months ago

I think it depends on what youre asking for. Some search engines, not always AI but sometimes, I ask it really quick questions and I get answers. There may be calculators, conversation tools, etc already in the search.

I.e. what is 42 days from today. What's the release date of X game, etc.

I haven't had the time to switch to kagi yet but I have DDG and was just too lazy to turn off their AI feature. Didnt really bother me one way it the other. If the AI search doesnt answer my question I just move onto normal links. Again, for simple inquiries it just spits out the answers for me without having to click anything.

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StopTech 2 points 3 months ago

Believe me they're hard at work trying to fix that. I'm hoping it takes them a long time but I don't count on it.

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Mwa 7 points 3 months ago

I agree but the ethics prevents me from doing it.

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StopTech 6 points 3 months ago

Exactly my point.

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Imgonnatrythis 2 points 3 months ago

There's a road? I could have sworn we were already there.

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StopTech 2 points 3 months ago

The road is behind us but there's more of it before us too

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