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Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

Google is making its Search more centred around AI, turning it into a conversation.

Besides being a worse experience, the websites from which it sources its information are losing all traffic and recognition.

Recommend a list of alternatives:

  • Kagi - Paid but better experience than Google
  • Ecosia - Similar experience while supporting a good cause
  • Qwant - Increasingly unique results and building a EU-first index
  • DuckDuckGo - Privacy-focused search, but quality of results may vary

More options: https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/search-engine/

  • possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    2·
    2 days ago

    The only reason I really have to keep Google’s search bar on my home screen is Lens, it’s unfortunately the best option currently for quickly translating signs and food packaging in my host country.

  • squirrel@cake.kobel.fyiEnglish
    13·
    3 days ago

    Quite happy with Ecosia right now. They are building the EU index together with Quant. Be sure to turn off AI overviews in settings so they don’t get automatically generated. The only thing that bothers me is how fuzzy the search is. When I search for a specific problem it often just shows me the main website of the project in question.

  • Noxy@pawb.socialEnglish
    71·
    3 days ago

    Been paying for Kagi for well over a year now. It’s great. Never looked back.

    The web is still a steaming pile of shit but it digs through the shit without treating me like I’m also shit.

    • badgermurphy@lemmy.world
      11·
      2 days ago

      The problem I see with that approach is that adding garbage to a mixture doesn’t necessarily lead to a more robust mix. It can just end up a formerly delicious soup with chunks of crap floating in it.

      I don’t know off the top of my head how SearXNG does it, so maybe this is moot for them, but I don’t see a ton of merit in adding useless things together. If for example, the Google results contain nothing useful, leaving them out would actually improve the relevance of the total result.

        • badgermurphy@lemmy.world
          11·
          2 days ago

          Because this is a conversation that I’m contributing to. You have no idea if I tried it or not but are coming in awful hot for no reason I can discern.

    • yestalgia@lemmy.world
      0·
      1 day ago

      I made the same comment as you and got downvoted too lol

      Apparently people know something about Brave search that we don’t.

  • yestalgia@lemmy.world
    35·
    3 days ago

    I’ve been using Brave Search for 6 months and surprisingly happy with it. I never really liked DDG.