Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch
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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.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47107360

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/

  • melfie@lemmy.zipEnglish
    15·
    7 hours ago

    I wouldn’t know because I mainly use DuckDuckGo and haven’t had a reason to use Google in a long time.

      • melfie@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        37 minutes ago

        Yeah, whatever bias and censorship Micro$lop’s search index has, except supposedly without the tracking. It’s a step up from Google and Bing, but not the perfect solution.

        • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          21·
          2 hours ago

          I, as of yet, haven’t really explored any alternatives, but I see a lot of others mentioned in the comments here.

        • littleomid@feddit.orgEnglish
          19·
          3 hours ago

          Not using meta search engines and going directly to the sites with the info and searching them for instance.