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Is it just me or do all search engines feel soooo bad these days? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by MTK@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Up to 300 searches. I'm not asking for free. Just for it to not be a subscription. Just sell me 300 searches.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 month ago

Ah right, I get you. I wonder if they have considered this. Pretty sure their free/demo tier is 100 searches not confined to a time period so presumably the platform could handle that model.

[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes but then how do they get that sweet sweet recurring revenue

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

By having a good product, so people want to use it and need to top-up on new searches regularly as a result?

[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago

Hmm, perhaps. But…recurring revenue sure is easier than…whatever you said.