Since DuckDuckGo introduced AI search I switched to Qwant. Now they also force you to look at stupid and sponsored AI slop results. As these are both privacy focused sites I am starting to wonder if we will lose real search (i.e. I click on links I think are interesting) Switching to startpage.com for now.
Maybe this is a hard take based on where I’m posting it, but DDG’s implementation of the AI doesn’t bother me at all. I even use it occasionally for the casual search where I need a well known response and don’t feel like clicking on a link.
It doesn’t feel forced, it’s completely optional and has better privacy than google and the others.
What I hear every time someone says AI isn’t that bad.