Forget AI. Google just created a version of its search engine free of all the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. All you have to do is add “udm=14” to the search URL.
While Google made its AI-focused changes known on its biggest stage—during its Google I/O event—the Web filter was curiously announced on Twitter by Search Liaison Danny Sullivan.
As Sullivan wrote:
- We’ve added this after hearing from some that there are times when they’d prefer to just see links to web pages in their search results, such as if they’re looking for longer-form text documents, using a device with limited internet access, or those who just prefer text-based results shown separately from search features. If you’re in that group, enjoy!*
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-searchs-udm14-trick-lets-you-kill-ai-search-for-good/
https://venturebeat.com/ai/how-to-use-google-search-without-ai-the-udm14-work-around/
I’ve been using Copilot for the last 3 months or so on my Android phone. Absolutely blows Google away, even before the Google AI debacle. I have never ever failed to get what I was looking for, even if I don’t exactly know what it is I am looking for, usually within 2-3 queries.
Google Response - FUCK YOU BUY SOMETHING FUCK YOU BUY SOMETHING FUCK YOU BUY SOMETHING FUCK YOU BUY SOMETHING FUCK YOU BUY SOMETHING and here is a Quora article from 12 years ago that was never properly answered, and it’s got nothing to do with the search anyhow AND entire threads from Reddit where the answer is Install Arch.
And I abbore giving Microsoft credit even when they have earned it, and I’m here to say I fucking love Copilot. GitHub & Copilot is also something that just fucking works as well.
Fuuuuuuck no Google, your time has passed.
Copilot hallucinates on me all the time and constantly gives me reference links that don’t actually contain the reference material.
Always cross check an LLM “search” with a real search.
I’ve only had that happen a couple of times. Most of the time I am looking for coding examples, white papers, RFCs, CVEs or some kind of boating bullshit. And I also never ever copy pasta off a LLM, only on actual sites / pages, for exactly the reasons you give. Everyday a screenshot of some ding-a-ling who just blindly C+P on a publication is being made fun of.