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.

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
  • supersquirrelEnglish
    61·
    2 days ago

    DuckDuckGo is clearly controlled opposition whether they realize it or not, kind of like Mozilla but for search engines.

    • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
      52·
      2 days ago

      How’s that?

      Last time I checked, Ecosia and DuckDuckGo both use the Microsoft Bing index, just one of them promises to plant trees if only if you click on ads

      • Lojcs@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Last I heard like 6 months ago microsoft stopped selling Bing api access to other compaines, so I think Ecosia is just google now

        • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
          22·
          2 days ago

          You may be right. From their privacy policy:

          This means that when you search through Ecosia, we work with either Microsoft Bing or Google to provide you with search results and ads.

          They also have their own index.

    • jimmy90@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      1 day ago

      since using Brave i noticed its default search is rather good, including the AI part. it includes references in all its AI responses

      another W for Brave i guess. shucks