• FarraigePlaisteaċ (sé/é)@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Isn’t that hyperbole rather than truth? They’re still carbon negative.

    They don’t provide AI by default (at least, I don’t get it). So people like us can continue to not use AI and the hundreds of million who use it every day can still support tree planting.

    I don’t like AI, but if they don’t add it they could risk limiting their reach and environmental goals.

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      Go to https://ecosia.org in a private browser window. It says “AI that answers to the planet”. Search something and the AI Overview on top is enabled by default.

      I use them with AI disabled, but it should be the default setting.

      Edit: I just did a couple test searches and didn’t get the AI overview. Don’t know what triggers it.

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        34 minutes ago

        Go to https://ecosia.org/ in a private browser window. It says “AI that answers to the planet”. Search something and the AI Overview on top is enabled by default.

        For what it’s worth i’ve been using them for like a year and I clear my cookies often and never got this AI overview thingy you’re talking about. I actually have no clue how it even looks like.

      • FarraigePlaisteaċ (sé/é)@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        It’s not me downvoting you, by the way. Anyway, AI is the antithesis of eco-friendly so I share the criticism. But given their success to date I defer to their sense for pragmatism and results.