I suspect that this is the direct result of AI generated content just overwhelming any real content.

I tried ddg, google, bing, quant, and none of them really help me find information I want these days.

Perplexity seems to work but I don’t like the idea of AI giving me “facts” since they are mostly based on other AI posts

ETA: someone suggested SearXNG and after using it a bit it seems to be much better compared to ddg and the rest.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    DDG often gives me results for individual words of the search but not results for all of the words in that order for which to have contextually relevant results.

    I often find myself forced to brave the shitshow that is google search.

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 month ago

      have you tried the duck assist thing yet?

      If you’re trying to talk to the search engine more like a chat assistant, that sort of response might be what you’re looking for.

      • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Fuck Duck Assist all my homies hate Duck Assist and I keep having to turn it back off again.

        Whoever made it should get cancer and not have their children show up or call them back.

        • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          1 month ago

          haha, whaaat why?

          I just saw it for the first time today, it seems to mostly quote incredible sources rather than amalgamating responses.

          you got some issues huh, poor fella?

          • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            1 month ago

            I’m sorry I hurt your feelings and made you want to defend an LLM that approves copy pasted wikipedia snippets, but maybe you should go eat some ass?

            • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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              1 month ago

              “I’m sorry I hurt your feelings”

              I feel only pity for you.

              reading your comments is like watching a crippled rodent roll around in its waste.

              “an LLM that approves copy pasted wikipedia snippets”

              duckduckgo’s llm tool offers relevant information from credible sources.

              that is good.

              Good luck unbunching those panties.

    • pyre@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      that’s weird. the search results should still prioritize your search as is over variations, but not limit it. do you try searching in quotations to force the specific search exactly?