All Kagi Search users can now flag low-quality AI content (“AI slop”) in web, image, and video search results. We will verify these reports using our own signals. If a domain primarily publishes AI-generated content, we will downrank it in Kagi Search and mark it as AI slop. If a page is AI-generated but the domain is mixed (not mostly AI), we will flag the page as AI-generated but will not downrank it.
For media results, images and videos confirmed as AI-generated, they will be labelled as such and automatically downranked on the results page. Users can also choose to filter out AI-generated media entirely.
This is much needed.
I sincerely hope this works as advertised. People are quite sick of all the AI slop floating around …
It shows up for me in the UI. I imagine that it works, and if it doesn’t, it’ll be debugged.
I think that the bigger question is whether the rate of spam website creation will outpace the rate of human flagging of them.
Kagi’s process involves humans. I bet that the spam website stuff runs autonomously.
It runs autonomously to a degree, but a lot of these sites operate via posting a wide variety of content on the same domains, after those domains have previously gained status in search engines.
So for example, you’ll have a site like epiccoolcarnews[.]info hosting stuff like “How to get FREE GEMS in Clash of Clans” just because previously they posted an article about cars that Google thought was good so they ranked up the domain in their ranking algorithm.
Permanently downrank the domain, and eventually they have to start with a new domain that, as is the key part here, has no prior reputation, and thus has to work to actually get ranked up in search again.
They’re also going to be making this a public database, and have said they’ll use it to train AI-generated content detection tools that will probably be better at detecting “AI generated articles meant to appear legitimate by using common keywords and phrases”, rather than just “any text of any form that has been generated by AI” like other AI detection tools do, which would make them capable of automating the process a bit with regard to specifically search engines.
I understand that running services costs money, and I’ve heard nothing but good things about Kagi, but it’s very difficult for me to personally justify paying for search…
You are paying for search, just differently.
https://proton.me/blog/what-is-your-data-worth
https://wallethub.com/blog/bad-google-results-for-0-apr/157511
Your money, or your personal data, used for whatever damned purpose they choose.
That’s really the choice.
Running services costs money.
Which is perfectly fine. Not everybody needs to search for things day to day. There are some professions where search is important; law and software are two which are more relevant to me. Getting accurate, non hallucinating results is really important.
I stopped using Kagi because I felt their base tier didn’t include enough searches but if they keep adding good features like this I may go back.
You had me until Kagi
EDIT: if you want to pay for a search engine, more power to you. I’d rather not pay for a service that likely has its own set of issues.
You can either pay for a service, or that service will utilise every single aspect of it to monetise you.
I’ll let Kagi prove itself as a viable option for a year or two before I jump on board.
Anyone who pays for this is a fucking idiot.
Ahh, the 'ol 1-day-old account here to troll in the comments.
Not really.
Sorry if I criticize you for spending money. That makes me worse than Jared Fogle.
Not really
Prceeds to troll
Stop feeding it.
criticizing people for spending money is trolling.
You are smart.
As opposed to yourself, I guess?
Yes, I save money like an idiot.
What do you get out of judging people for spending their own money?
Don’t worry about it.
Just spend more money.
Incapable of expressing your option?
I just love it when you spend money.
It makes you smart and makes me value your opinion more.
Obvious troll is obvious. If you weren’t a troll you’d give a reason.
oh no, he made me feel self-conscious about what I waste my money on!
I know, let’s claim he’s trolling and hope a mod comes in to censor him!
Consumerism is a disease.
So you have no reason and are claiming it’s consumerism. There’s no physical product. It’s not consumerism. You’re just a troll and a fucking moron too.
Okay.
You are very smart for spending the money. Please spend more and get angry at anyone who dares criticize you for it.
They are bad people and you are good.
Keep digging your hole. Until you give a reason you’re just a troll.
Oh look, that rhymed. My comment has more value than anything you’ve said so far.
I pay for kagi as a search engine and it’s fantastic.
I bet you do.
Well they just said they do, so that’s probably a good bet.
