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surfingreg

#duckduckgo just gave me an AI-generated answer (that I repeatedly tell them I never want to see) to my search for my bank's wire routing number. Had I taken it at face value I'd have been out a lot of cash--because it was completely wrong and without reference. #aisucks

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Thomas

@ErikUden

Die Mehrzahl der User:innen nutzt (leider) Google, was einen erheblichen Einfluss u.a. auf Meinungsbildung zur Folge hat.

Um so wichtiger erscheint es, auf Alternativen hinzuweisen, niemand ist gezwungen Google zu nutzen! Deshalb sollte schon an Schulen frühzeitig auf diese Problematik aufmerksam gemacht werden und wir alle sollten auch im Freund:innenkreis das immer mal ansprechen.

Bei DuckDuckGo gibts eine andere Fundstellenfolge.

#duckduckgo#Suchmaschinen#google
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@tante also shit like #ChatGPT doesn't provide amy transferable skills.

  • It's even worse than choosing the 1st #InstantAnswer from #DuckDuckGo's search results as that has the non-zero chance of them to actually read up things and even browse the context.

"#AI" doesn't provide context. It's the digital version of an annoyed parent shouting "I sez so!" and thus is anti-#creativity and #antiintellectual.

  • Kinda like asking any "Oracle" and blindly trust it!
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It’s Doony

I stopped using Google services a while ago.

I’ve written in the past about my #GoodbyeGoogle story. All part of me trying to leaving Big Tech behind.

I’m getting there.

I have a domain through which I run my own instance of Nextcloud, to replace Google Drive.

The other domain I set up to use for email and other services (albeit it’s via Apple).

In fact, apart from YouTube, my Google account is unused for anything else.

So, why have I received an email from Google advising me to verify my own domain as my recovery email?
How is Google even aware of this?

Rhetorical question, I suppose!

Here is my current tech stack:

* Storage - #Nextcloud
* Photos - Apple Photos
* Email - My own domain (currently via Apple Mail)
* Maps - Apple Maps
* Browser - #Vivaldi (MacBook) #quichebrowser (iPhone and iPad)
* Search - #DuckDuckGo
* Social Media - #GoToSocial

#fediverse #selfhost

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Devorppa

The #Enshitification of the #internet by #Google continues.

I went to look up a nearby take away option for dinner that I have looked up many times before. The website for the take away is no longer on the first page of the Google search.

It is all part of Google’s attempts to bury the information you want so you have to spend longer on their site seeing their adds.

I am now using #DuckDuckGo for my internet searches - same search criteria and the take away website came up first.

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NegativePrimes

Found an Italian adjective "pollente" I wasn't familiar with. Collins Dictionary didn't have it, DDG thought I meant polenta, and Google translate thought it was Norwegian for "pollen tree"; when I forced GT to use Italian, it gave "chicken".

Only Kagi translate recognized it as a rare literary term meaning "powerful".

#kagi#google#duckduckgo
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Sara Joy :happy_pepper:

Made the switch to @Vivaldi on mobile and my personal laptop.

Vivaldi being the daily driver browser, and I've still got the DuckDuckGo pseudo-VPN running on my phone to additionally block tracking happening through basically all of my apps.

@phanpy seems to run well as a PWA through Vivaldi on Android 🎉

Thanks for all the advice!

#Vivaldi #DuckDuckGo #ComingBackFromTheEdge

front-end.social/@sarajw/11458

Front-End SocialSara Joy :happy_pepper: (@sarajw@front-end.social)So... Time is coming to jump daily-driver browsers again, I feel. DuckDuckGo or Vivaldi? I save my passwords in Edge right now (don't @ me) - do both of these allow a passwords import from Edge? Edit: A main requirement is that this browser will be able to install PWAs on Android.
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DePaelzerBu

#DuckDuckGo , wir müssen reden.

Unter anderem wegen Dingen, wie dass ich nicht irgendwelche Zusammenfassungen, sondern einen echten Ausschnitt aus dem Suchtreffer sehen will, habe ich Google den Rücken gekehrt.

Geht's da jetzt auch los mit der AI-Clickbait-Kacke?

Wikipedia-Suchtreffer zu Wigald Boning, der einen Text zeigt, der so auf der Zielseite nicht auftaucht.
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joat

Asked #Meta #AI where #gold comes from and it incorrectly claims it is formed in the Earth's crust. By contrast, the first three search hits from #DuckDuckGo on exactly the same question (mostly) correctly state that it is formed in supernovae explosions and neutron star mergers by the rapid neutron-capture process.

Meta AI response reading as follows: Gold is a naturally occurring element that forms deep within the Earth's crust through geological processes. It's created when ancient rocks are subjected to intense heat and pressure, often as a result of tectonic activity or volcanic eruptions. Over time, gold deposits can be concentrated in veins of ore, which can then be extracted and refined. Gold can also be found in alluvial deposits, like riverbeds and streams, where it's been eroded from its original source and carried away by water. This process can concentrate gold particles, making them easier to find and extract. Some gold also comes from space! Meteorites can contain small amounts of gold, and it's believed that some of the gold on Earth may have originated from meteorite impacts. Want to know more about gold mining or its uses?
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